How To Install rubygem-simplecov on CentOS 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install rubygem-simplecov on CentOS 8. rubygem-simplecov is Code coverage analysis tool for Ruby 1.9

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install rubygem-simplecov on CentOS 8.

What is rubygem-simplecov

Code coverage for Ruby 1.9 with a powerful configuration library and automatic merging of coverage across test suites

We can use yum or dnf to install rubygem-simplecov on CentOS 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install rubygem-simplecov.

Install rubygem-simplecov on CentOS 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install rubygem-simplecov using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install rubygem-simplecov

Install rubygem-simplecov on CentOS 8 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

After updating yum database, We can install rubygem-simplecov using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install rubygem-simplecov

How To Uninstall rubygem-simplecov on CentOS 8

To uninstall only the rubygem-simplecov package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove rubygem-simplecov

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install rubygem-simplecov on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.