How To Install ruby-dataobjects-postgres on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-dataobjects-postgres on Ubuntu 18.04. ruby-dataobjects-postgres is PostgreSQL adapter for ruby-dataobjects

Introduction

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

What is ruby-dataobjects-postgres

ruby-dataobjects-postgres is:

The purpose of DataObjects.rb is to propose a single interface for Ruby to various databases. This package provides the adapter for PostgreSQL to this unified interface.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-dataobjects-postgres

Install ruby-dataobjects-postgres Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-dataobjects-postgres

Install ruby-dataobjects-postgres 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-dataobjects-postgres using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-dataobjects-postgres

How To Uninstall ruby-dataobjects-postgres on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-dataobjects-postgres

Uninstall ruby-dataobjects-postgres And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-dataobjects-postgres

Remove ruby-dataobjects-postgres Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-dataobjects-postgres

Remove ruby-dataobjects-postgres configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-dataobjects-postgres

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Summary

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