How To Install ruby-elasticsearch-api on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-elasticsearch-api on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ruby-elasticsearch-api
ruby-elasticsearch-api is:
Elasticsearch is a distributed RESTful search engine built for the cloud.
This package provides a Ruby implementation of the Elasticsearch REST API. It is normally used as a support module for the ruby-elasticsearch package.
There are three methods to install ruby-elasticsearch-api 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-elasticsearch-api 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-elasticsearch-api using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-elasticsearch-api
Install ruby-elasticsearch-api Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-elasticsearch-api using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-elasticsearch-api
Install ruby-elasticsearch-api 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-elasticsearch-api using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-elasticsearch-api
How To Uninstall ruby-elasticsearch-api on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ruby-elasticsearch-api package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-elasticsearch-api
Uninstall ruby-elasticsearch-api And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-elasticsearch-api and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-elasticsearch-api
Remove ruby-elasticsearch-api Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-elasticsearch-api configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-elasticsearch-api
Remove ruby-elasticsearch-api configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-elasticsearch-api configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-elasticsearch-api
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-elasticsearch-api package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
