How To Install ruby-aws on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-aws on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ruby-aws
ruby-aws is:
This package provides a robust, fast, and secure interface to AWS services such as EC2, EBS, S3, SQS, SimpleDB, ELB and CloudFront. It supports signature versions 0, 1 and 2 on all services.
There are three methods to install ruby-aws 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-aws 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-aws using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-aws
Install ruby-aws Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-aws using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-aws
Install ruby-aws 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-aws using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-aws
How To Uninstall ruby-aws on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ruby-aws package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-aws
Uninstall ruby-aws And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-aws and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-aws
Remove ruby-aws Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-aws configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-aws
Remove ruby-aws configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-aws configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-aws
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-aws package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
