How To Install ruby-actioncable on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-actioncable
on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is ruby-actioncable
ruby-actioncable is:
Action Cable seamlessly integrates WebSockets with the rest of your Rails application. It allows for real-time features to be written in Ruby in the same style and form as the rest of your Rails application, while still being performant and scalable. It’s a full-stack offering that provides both a client-side JavaScript framework and a server-side Ruby framework. You have access to your full domain model written with Active Record or your ORM of choice. Ruby-Versions: all
There are three methods to install ruby-actioncable
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-actioncable 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-actioncable
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-actioncable
Install ruby-actioncable Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-actioncable
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-actioncable
Install ruby-actioncable 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-actioncable
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-actioncable
How To Uninstall ruby-actioncable on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the ruby-actioncable
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-actioncable
Uninstall ruby-actioncable And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-actioncable
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-actioncable
Remove ruby-actioncable Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-actioncable
configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-actioncable
Remove ruby-actioncable configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-actioncable
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-actioncable
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-actioncable
package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.