How To Install ruby-appraisal on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-appraisal on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ruby-appraisal
ruby-appraisal is:
Appraisal integrates with bundler and rake to test your library against different versions of dependencies in repeatable scenarios called “appraisals.”
Appraisal is designed to make it easy to check for regressions in your library without interfering with day-to-day development using bundler.
There are three methods to install ruby-appraisal 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-appraisal 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-appraisal using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-appraisal
Install ruby-appraisal Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-appraisal using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-appraisal
Install ruby-appraisal 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-appraisal using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-appraisal
How To Uninstall ruby-appraisal on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ruby-appraisal package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-appraisal
Uninstall ruby-appraisal And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-appraisal and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-appraisal
Remove ruby-appraisal Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-appraisal configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-appraisal
Remove ruby-appraisal configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-appraisal configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-appraisal
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-appraisal package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
