How To Install ruby-omniauth-remote-user on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-omniauth-remote-user on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is ruby-omniauth-remote-user
ruby-omniauth-remote-user is:
This package allows applications using ruby-omniauth to authenticate users using the Remote-User HTTP header. This can be used with HTTP basic authentication, SSL client certificate authentication, and all authentication methods that sets the Remote-User header for the underlying application.
This should not be used in an application that is directly acessible from the network, but applications that are under a web server setup that will properly handle authentication before setting the Remote-User header for the application. Ruby-Versions: all
There are three methods to install ruby-omniauth-remote-user 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-omniauth-remote-user 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-omniauth-remote-user using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-omniauth-remote-user
Install ruby-omniauth-remote-user Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-omniauth-remote-user using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-omniauth-remote-user
Install ruby-omniauth-remote-user 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-omniauth-remote-user using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-omniauth-remote-user
How To Uninstall ruby-omniauth-remote-user on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the ruby-omniauth-remote-user package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-omniauth-remote-user
Uninstall ruby-omniauth-remote-user And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-omniauth-remote-user and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-omniauth-remote-user
Remove ruby-omniauth-remote-user Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-omniauth-remote-user configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-omniauth-remote-user
Remove ruby-omniauth-remote-user configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-omniauth-remote-user configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-omniauth-remote-user
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-omniauth-remote-user package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
