How To Install ruby-rack-test on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-rack-test
on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ruby-rack-test
ruby-rack-test is:
Rack::Test is a small, simple testing API for Rack apps. It can be used on its own or as a reusable starting point for Web frameworks and testing libraries to build on. Most of its initial functionality is an extraction of Merb 1.0’s request helpers feature.
There are three methods to install ruby-rack-test
on Ubuntu 18.04. 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-rack-test 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-rack-test
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-rack-test
Install ruby-rack-test Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-rack-test
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-rack-test
Install ruby-rack-test 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-rack-test
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-rack-test
How To Uninstall ruby-rack-test on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ruby-rack-test
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-rack-test
Uninstall ruby-rack-test And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-rack-test
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-rack-test
Remove ruby-rack-test Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-rack-test
configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-rack-test
Remove ruby-rack-test configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-rack-test
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-rack-test
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-rack-test
package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.