How To Install rubygem-yard on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install rubygem-yard in AlmaLinux 8. rubygem-yard is Documentation tool for consistent and usable documentation in Ruby

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install rubygem-yard on AlmaLinux 8.

What is rubygem-yard

YARD is a documentation generation tool for the Ruby programming language. It enables the user to generate consistent, usable documentation that can be exported to a number of formats very easily, and also supports extending for custom Ruby constructs such as custom class level definitions.

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

Install rubygem-yard on AlmaLinux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

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

sudo dnf -y install rubygem-yard

Install rubygem-yard on AlmaLinux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

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

sudo yum -y install rubygem-yard

How To Uninstall rubygem-yard on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove rubygem-yard

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Summary

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