How To Install ruby-adsf on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-adsf on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ruby-adsf
ruby-adsf is:
adsf (A Dead Simple Fileserver) is a tiny web server that can be spawned in any directory to serve static files. It can be used programmatically in Rack and other Ruby applications.
For example, the nanoc static website generator uses it its “view” command.
There are three methods to install ruby-adsf 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-adsf 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-adsf using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-adsf
Install ruby-adsf Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-adsf using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-adsf
Install ruby-adsf 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-adsf using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-adsf
How To Uninstall ruby-adsf on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ruby-adsf package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-adsf
Uninstall ruby-adsf And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-adsf and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-adsf
Remove ruby-adsf Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-adsf configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-adsf
Remove ruby-adsf configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-adsf configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-adsf
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-adsf package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
