How To Install ruby-clockwork on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-clockwork on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ruby-clockwork
ruby-clockwork is:
Clockwork is a cron replacement. It runs as a lightweight, long-running Ruby process which sits alongside your web processes (Mongrel/Thin) and your worker processes (DJ/Resque/Minion/Stalker) to schedule recurring work at particular times or dates.
For example, refreshing feeds on an hourly basis, or send reminder emails on a nightly basis, or generating invoices once a month on the 1st.
There are three methods to install ruby-clockwork 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-clockwork 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-clockwork using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-clockwork
Install ruby-clockwork Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-clockwork using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-clockwork
Install ruby-clockwork 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-clockwork using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-clockwork
How To Uninstall ruby-clockwork on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ruby-clockwork package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-clockwork
Uninstall ruby-clockwork And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-clockwork and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-clockwork
Remove ruby-clockwork Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-clockwork configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-clockwork
Remove ruby-clockwork configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-clockwork configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-clockwork
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-clockwork package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
