How To Install ruby-activerecord-import on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-activerecord-import on Ubuntu 18.04. ruby-activerecord-import is Bulk-loading extension for ActiveRecord

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-activerecord-import on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is ruby-activerecord-import

ruby-activerecord-import is:

Extraction of the ActiveRecord::Base#import functionality from ar-extensions for Rails 3.1 and beyond

Learn more at /usr/share/ruby-activerecord-import/README.markdown

There are three methods to install ruby-activerecord-import 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-activerecord-import 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-activerecord-import using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-activerecord-import

Install ruby-activerecord-import Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-activerecord-import

Install ruby-activerecord-import 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-activerecord-import using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-activerecord-import

How To Uninstall ruby-activerecord-import on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the ruby-activerecord-import package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ruby-activerecord-import

Uninstall ruby-activerecord-import And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ruby-activerecord-import and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-activerecord-import

Remove ruby-activerecord-import Configurations and Data

To remove ruby-activerecord-import configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-activerecord-import

Remove ruby-activerecord-import configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-activerecord-import

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-activerecord-import package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.