Information about the package, ruby-ri, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The ruby-ri package is designed for, Ruby interactive reference.
Package Name:
ruby-ri
Summary:
Ruby interactive reference
Description:
ri is a command line tool that displays descriptions of built-in Ruby methods, classes and modules. For methods, it shows you the calling sequence and a description. For classes and modules, it shows a synopsis along with a list of the methods the class or module implements.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
1.8.7.374
Release:
5.el6
Size:
2.4 M
Repository:
base
From Repository:
Licence:
Ruby or GPLv2
Control the ruby-ri package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install ruby-ri
This command will install ruby-ri on the server.
yum remove ruby-ri
This command will un-install ruby-ri on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove ruby-ri, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove ruby-ri
This command will un-install ruby-ri on the server. When you run this command with th e -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove ruby-ri when using the -y flag.
yum update ruby-ri
This command will update ruby-ri to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove ruby-ri, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update ruby-ri
This command will update ruby-ri to the latest version. When you run this command with the -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove ruby-ri when using the -y flag.
yum info ruby-ri
This command will show you core information about the ruby-ri package.
yum deplist ruby-ri
This command will show you the dependencies for ruby-ri. Thankfully, when using Yum, if dependencies are required, these are also installed at the same time so you don't have to worry too much about that.
yum check-update ruby-ri
This command will check if there is an update waiting on ruby-ri. When you run this command this will return nothing if there is nothing to update, or, will return the package name if the package is due to be updated.