How To Install ruby-elasticsearch-transport on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-elasticsearch-transport on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ruby-elasticsearch-transport
ruby-elasticsearch-transport is:
Elasticsearch is a distributed RESTful search engine built for the cloud.
This package provides a low-level Ruby client for connecting to an Elasticsearch cluster. It is normally used as a support module for the ruby-elasticsearch package.
There are three methods to install ruby-elasticsearch-transport 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-transport 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-transport using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-elasticsearch-transport
Install ruby-elasticsearch-transport Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-elasticsearch-transport using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-elasticsearch-transport
Install ruby-elasticsearch-transport 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-transport using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-elasticsearch-transport
How To Uninstall ruby-elasticsearch-transport on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ruby-elasticsearch-transport package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-elasticsearch-transport
Uninstall ruby-elasticsearch-transport And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-elasticsearch-transport 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-transport
Remove ruby-elasticsearch-transport Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-elasticsearch-transport configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-elasticsearch-transport
Remove ruby-elasticsearch-transport configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-elasticsearch-transport configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-elasticsearch-transport
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-elasticsearch-transport package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
