How To Install xapian-bindings-ruby on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install xapian-bindings-ruby in AlmaLinux 8. xapian-bindings-ruby is Files needed for developing Ruby scripts which use Xapian

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xapian-bindings-ruby on AlmaLinux 8.

What is xapian-bindings-ruby

Xapian is an Open Source Probabilistic Information Retrieval framework. It offers a highly adaptable toolkit that allows developers to easily add advanced indexing and search facilities to applications. This package provides the files needed for developing Ruby scripts which use Xapian

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

Install xapian-bindings-ruby 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 xapian-bindings-ruby using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install xapian-bindings-ruby

Install xapian-bindings-ruby 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 xapian-bindings-ruby using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install xapian-bindings-ruby

How To Uninstall xapian-bindings-ruby on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the xapian-bindings-ruby package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove xapian-bindings-ruby

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install xapian-bindings-ruby on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.