How To Install ruby-benchmark-suite on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-benchmark-suite on Ubuntu 18.04. ruby-benchmark-suite is enhancements to the standard library benchmark.rb

Introduction

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

What is ruby-benchmark-suite

ruby-benchmark-suite is:

This package contains a command line tool for running multiple benchmarks against multiple rubies.

It is also uses benchmark/ips to report iterations per second.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-benchmark-suite

Install ruby-benchmark-suite Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-benchmark-suite

Install ruby-benchmark-suite 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-benchmark-suite using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-benchmark-suite

How To Uninstall ruby-benchmark-suite on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-benchmark-suite

Uninstall ruby-benchmark-suite And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-benchmark-suite

Remove ruby-benchmark-suite Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-benchmark-suite

Remove ruby-benchmark-suite configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-benchmark-suite

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Summary

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