How To Install ruby-fogbugz on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-fogbugz on Ubuntu 18.04. ruby-fogbugz is Ruby wrapper for the Fogbugz API

Introduction

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

What is ruby-fogbugz

ruby-fogbugz is:

A simple Ruby wrapper for the Fogbugz XML API.

It won’t give you fancy classes for everything, it’ll simply aid you in sending the API requests, parsing the returned XML finally retuning you a Hash.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-fogbugz

Install ruby-fogbugz Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-fogbugz

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

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-fogbugz

How To Uninstall ruby-fogbugz on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-fogbugz

Uninstall ruby-fogbugz And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-fogbugz

Remove ruby-fogbugz Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-fogbugz

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

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

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

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Summary

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