How To Install ruby-dalli on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-dalli on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ruby-dalli
ruby-dalli is:
Dalli is a high performance pure Ruby client for accessing memcached servers. It only works with memcached version 1.4 and higher, as it uses the binary protocol only available starting with memcached 1.4.
There are three methods to install ruby-dalli 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-dalli 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-dalli using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-dalli
Install ruby-dalli Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-dalli using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-dalli
Install ruby-dalli 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-dalli using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-dalli
How To Uninstall ruby-dalli on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ruby-dalli package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-dalli
Uninstall ruby-dalli And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-dalli and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-dalli
Remove ruby-dalli Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-dalli configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-dalli
Remove ruby-dalli configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-dalli configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-dalli
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-dalli package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
