How To Install ruby-doorkeeper on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-doorkeeper on Ubuntu 18.04. ruby-doorkeeper is OAuth 2 provider for Rails and Grape

Introduction

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

What is ruby-doorkeeper

ruby-doorkeeper is:

Doorkeeper is a gem that makes it easy to introduce OAuth 2 provider functionality to your Rails or Grape application.

Learn more about it from /usr/share/doc/ruby-doorkeeper/README.md

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-doorkeeper

Install ruby-doorkeeper Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-doorkeeper

Install ruby-doorkeeper 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-doorkeeper using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-doorkeeper

How To Uninstall ruby-doorkeeper on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-doorkeeper

Uninstall ruby-doorkeeper And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-doorkeeper

Remove ruby-doorkeeper Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-doorkeeper

Remove ruby-doorkeeper configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-doorkeeper

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Summary

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