How To Install ruby-delayed-job on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-delayed-job on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ruby-delayed-job
ruby-delayed-job is:
Delayed_job (or DJ) encapsulates the common pattern of asynchronously executing longer tasks in the background. It is a direct extraction from Shopify where the job table is responsible for a multitude of core tasks.
There are three methods to install ruby-delayed-job 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-delayed-job 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-delayed-job using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-delayed-job
Install ruby-delayed-job Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-delayed-job using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-delayed-job
Install ruby-delayed-job 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-delayed-job using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-delayed-job
How To Uninstall ruby-delayed-job on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ruby-delayed-job package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-delayed-job
Uninstall ruby-delayed-job And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-delayed-job and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-delayed-job
Remove ruby-delayed-job Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-delayed-job configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-delayed-job
Remove ruby-delayed-job configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-delayed-job configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-delayed-job
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-delayed-job package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
