How To Install ruby-contest on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-contest on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ruby-contest
ruby-contest is:
Contest allows you to write with Test::Unit declarative tests using nested contexts with a syntax similar to RSpec or Shoulda, and without performance penalties. This library is less than 100 lines of code and gets the job done.
There are three methods to install ruby-contest 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-contest 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-contest using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-contest
Install ruby-contest Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-contest using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-contest
Install ruby-contest 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-contest using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-contest
How To Uninstall ruby-contest on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ruby-contest package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-contest
Uninstall ruby-contest And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-contest and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-contest
Remove ruby-contest Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-contest configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-contest
Remove ruby-contest configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-contest configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-contest
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-contest package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
