How To Install ruby-ffaker on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-ffaker on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ruby-ffaker
ruby-ffaker is:
ffaker is a fork of faker, and was initially written in an effort to speed up a slow spec suite. Since those days faker has also been rewritten and the “speed” factor is probably irrelevant now. Bear in mind, if your spec suite is slow, chances are the generation of random data will probably not account for much of the run time.
There are three methods to install ruby-ffaker 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-ffaker 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-ffaker using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-ffaker
Install ruby-ffaker Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-ffaker using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-ffaker
Install ruby-ffaker 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-ffaker using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-ffaker
How To Uninstall ruby-ffaker on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ruby-ffaker package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-ffaker
Uninstall ruby-ffaker And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-ffaker and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-ffaker
Remove ruby-ffaker Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-ffaker configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-ffaker
Remove ruby-ffaker configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-ffaker configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-ffaker
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-ffaker package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
