How To Install ruby-rails-timeago on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-rails-timeago on Ubuntu 22.04. ruby-rails-timeago is Rails Helper to create time tags usable for jQuery Timeago plugin

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-rails-timeago on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is ruby-rails-timeago

ruby-rails-timeago is:

jQuery Timeago helper for Rails 3+

See /usr/share/ruby-rails-timeago/README.md for details about using this helper.

There are three methods to install ruby-rails-timeago on Ubuntu 22.04. 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-rails-timeago 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-rails-timeago using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-rails-timeago

Install ruby-rails-timeago Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install ruby-rails-timeago using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install ruby-rails-timeago

Install ruby-rails-timeago 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-rails-timeago using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-rails-timeago

How To Uninstall ruby-rails-timeago on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the ruby-rails-timeago package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ruby-rails-timeago

Uninstall ruby-rails-timeago And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ruby-rails-timeago and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-rails-timeago

Remove ruby-rails-timeago Configurations and Data

To remove ruby-rails-timeago configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-rails-timeago

Remove ruby-rails-timeago configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove ruby-rails-timeago configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-rails-timeago

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-rails-timeago package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.