How To Install ruby-dnsruby on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-dnsruby on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ruby-dnsruby
ruby-dnsruby is:
Dnsruby is a pure Ruby DNS client library. It provides a complete DNS client implementation, including full DNSSEC support. Dnsruby is currently used in projects such as OpenDNSSEC and ISC’s DLV service.
There are three methods to install ruby-dnsruby 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-dnsruby 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-dnsruby using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-dnsruby
Install ruby-dnsruby Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-dnsruby using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-dnsruby
Install ruby-dnsruby 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-dnsruby using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-dnsruby
How To Uninstall ruby-dnsruby on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ruby-dnsruby package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-dnsruby
Uninstall ruby-dnsruby And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-dnsruby and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-dnsruby
Remove ruby-dnsruby Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-dnsruby configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-dnsruby
Remove ruby-dnsruby configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-dnsruby configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-dnsruby
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-dnsruby package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
