How To Install ruby-cabin on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-cabin on Ubuntu 18.04. ruby-cabin is experiments in structured and contextual logging

Introduction

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

What is ruby-cabin

ruby-cabin is:

This is an experiment to try and make logging more flexible and more consumable. This module creates log entries as structured data to make the data easier to search and parse.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-cabin

Install ruby-cabin Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-cabin

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

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-cabin

How To Uninstall ruby-cabin on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-cabin

Uninstall ruby-cabin And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-cabin

Remove ruby-cabin Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-cabin

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

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

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

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Summary

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