How To Install ruby-gelf on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-gelf on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ruby-gelf
ruby-gelf is:
Library to send Graylog2 Extended Log Format (GELF) messages to an Graylog2 logging server. Supports plain-text, GELF messages and exceptions.
See http://graylog2.org/ for more information about Graylog2.
There are three methods to install ruby-gelf 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-gelf 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-gelf using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-gelf
Install ruby-gelf Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-gelf using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-gelf
Install ruby-gelf 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-gelf using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-gelf
How To Uninstall ruby-gelf on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ruby-gelf package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-gelf
Uninstall ruby-gelf And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-gelf and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-gelf
Remove ruby-gelf Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-gelf configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-gelf
Remove ruby-gelf configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-gelf configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-gelf
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-gelf package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
