How To Install ruby-slack-notifier on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-slack-notifier on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ruby-slack-notifier
ruby-slack-notifier is:
This gem provides a slim Ruby wrapper for posting to slack webhooks. Slack is a team communication tool that offers persistent chat rooms organized by topic, as well as private groups and direct messaging.
There are three methods to install ruby-slack-notifier 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-slack-notifier 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-slack-notifier using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-slack-notifier
Install ruby-slack-notifier Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-slack-notifier using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-slack-notifier
Install ruby-slack-notifier 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-slack-notifier using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-slack-notifier
How To Uninstall ruby-slack-notifier on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ruby-slack-notifier package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-slack-notifier
Uninstall ruby-slack-notifier And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-slack-notifier and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-slack-notifier
Remove ruby-slack-notifier Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-slack-notifier configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-slack-notifier
Remove ruby-slack-notifier configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-slack-notifier configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-slack-notifier
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-slack-notifier package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
