How To Install ruby-actionpack on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-actionpack on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ruby-actionpack
ruby-actionpack is:
Action Pack is a framework for web apps on Rails. Simple, battle-tested conventions for building and testing MVC web applications. Works with any Rack-compatible server.
There are three methods to install ruby-actionpack 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-actionpack 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-actionpack using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-actionpack
Install ruby-actionpack Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-actionpack using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-actionpack
Install ruby-actionpack 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-actionpack using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-actionpack
How To Uninstall ruby-actionpack on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ruby-actionpack package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-actionpack
Uninstall ruby-actionpack And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-actionpack and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-actionpack
Remove ruby-actionpack Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-actionpack configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-actionpack
Remove ruby-actionpack configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-actionpack configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-actionpack
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-actionpack package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
