How To Install rubygem-sshkey on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install rubygem-sshkey on CentOS 7. rubygem-sshkey is Generate private/public SSH key-pairs using pure Ruby

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install rubygem-sshkey on CentOS 7.

What is rubygem-sshkey

Generate private and public SSH keys (RSA and DSA supported) using pure Ruby.

We can use yum or dnf to install rubygem-sshkey on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install rubygem-sshkey.

Install rubygem-sshkey on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install rubygem-sshkey

Install rubygem-sshkey on CentOS 7 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-sshkey using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install rubygem-sshkey

How To Uninstall rubygem-sshkey on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove rubygem-sshkey

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install rubygem-sshkey on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.