How To Install ruby-dataobjects on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-dataobjects on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ruby-dataobjects
ruby-dataobjects is:
The purpose of DataObjects.rb is to propose a single interface for Ruby to various databases. This package contains the core infrastructure. Adapters for databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite) are available as separate packages.
There are three methods to install ruby-dataobjects 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 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 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-dataobjects
Install ruby-dataobjects Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-dataobjects using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-dataobjects
Install ruby-dataobjects 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 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-dataobjects
How To Uninstall ruby-dataobjects on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ruby-dataobjects package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-dataobjects
Uninstall ruby-dataobjects And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-dataobjects 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
Remove ruby-dataobjects Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-dataobjects configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-dataobjects
Remove ruby-dataobjects configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-dataobjects configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-dataobjects
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-dataobjects package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
