How To Install ruby-diaspora-federation on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-diaspora-federation on Ubuntu 18.04. ruby-diaspora-federation is diaspora* federation library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-diaspora-federation on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is ruby-diaspora-federation

ruby-diaspora-federation is:

This library provides the functionality for de-/serialization and de-/encryption of Entities in the protocols used for communication among the various installations of Diaspora*

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-diaspora-federation

Install ruby-diaspora-federation Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-diaspora-federation

Install ruby-diaspora-federation 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-diaspora-federation using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-diaspora-federation

How To Uninstall ruby-diaspora-federation on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the ruby-diaspora-federation package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ruby-diaspora-federation

Uninstall ruby-diaspora-federation And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-diaspora-federation

Remove ruby-diaspora-federation Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-diaspora-federation

Remove ruby-diaspora-federation configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-diaspora-federation

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Summary

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