How To Install ruby-fcgi on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-fcgi on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ruby-fcgi
ruby-fcgi is:
FastCGI is a language independent, scalable, open extension to CGI that provides high performance without the limitations of server specific APIs. For more information, see http://www.fastcgi.com/.
This merges matz’s C version(fcgi.so) & Eli’s pure ruby version(fastcgi.rb)
There are three methods to install ruby-fcgi 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-fcgi 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-fcgi using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-fcgi
Install ruby-fcgi Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-fcgi using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-fcgi
Install ruby-fcgi 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-fcgi using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-fcgi
How To Uninstall ruby-fcgi on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ruby-fcgi package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-fcgi
Uninstall ruby-fcgi And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-fcgi and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-fcgi
Remove ruby-fcgi Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-fcgi configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-fcgi
Remove ruby-fcgi configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-fcgi configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-fcgi
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-fcgi package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
