How To Install mongrel2-run on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mongrel2-run on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is mongrel2-run
mongrel2-run is:
Mongrel2 is an application, programming language, and network architecture agnostic web server that focuses on web applications using modern browser technologies.
Mongrel2 supports 17 languages and platforms, HTTP, Flash sockets, WebSockets, Long Polling, and many ways to deploy and hack on it.
This package includes the infrastructure needed to setup a standalone web server. Starting mongrel2 at boot is done using runit.
There are three methods to install mongrel2-run 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 mongrel2-run Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install mongrel2-run using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mongrel2-run
Install mongrel2-run Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install mongrel2-run using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mongrel2-run
Install mongrel2-run 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 mongrel2-run using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mongrel2-run
How To Uninstall mongrel2-run on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the mongrel2-run package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mongrel2-run
Uninstall mongrel2-run And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mongrel2-run and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mongrel2-run
Remove mongrel2-run Configurations and Data
To remove mongrel2-run configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mongrel2-run
Remove mongrel2-run configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mongrel2-run configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mongrel2-run
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mongrel2-run package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
