How To Install ruby-asana on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-asana on Ubuntu 18.04. ruby-asana is official Ruby client for the Asana API

Introduction

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

What is ruby-asana

ruby-asana is:

A Ruby client for the 1.0 version of the Asana API.

Supported rubies: MRI 2.0.0 up to 2.2.x stable.

Learn more at /usr/share/doc/ruby-asana/README.md.gz

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-asana

Install ruby-asana Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-asana

Install ruby-asana 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-asana using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-asana

How To Uninstall ruby-asana on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-asana

Uninstall ruby-asana And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-asana

Remove ruby-asana Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-asana

Remove ruby-asana configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-asana

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Summary

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