How To Install ruby-gitlab on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-gitlab on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is ruby-gitlab
ruby-gitlab is:
This package contains a Ruby wrapper and CLI for the GitLab API.
It is possible to use this gem as a command line interface to GitLab. In order to make that work you need to set a few environment variables. Ruby-Versions: all
There are three methods to install ruby-gitlab on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install ruby-gitlab Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-gitlab using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-gitlab
Install ruby-gitlab Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-gitlab using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-gitlab
Install ruby-gitlab Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-gitlab using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-gitlab
How To Uninstall ruby-gitlab on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the ruby-gitlab package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-gitlab
Uninstall ruby-gitlab And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-gitlab and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-gitlab
Remove ruby-gitlab Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-gitlab configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-gitlab
Remove ruby-gitlab configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-gitlab configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-gitlab
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-gitlab package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
