How To Install ruby-grape-entity on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-grape-entity on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ruby-grape-entity
ruby-grape-entity is:
This library adds Entity support to API frameworks, such as Grape. Grape’s Entity is an API focused facade that sits on top of an object model.
Entities are a reusable means for converting Ruby objects to API responses. Entities can be used to conditionally include fields, nest other entities, and build ever larger responses, using inheritance.
There are three methods to install ruby-grape-entity 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-grape-entity 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-grape-entity using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-grape-entity
Install ruby-grape-entity Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-grape-entity using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-grape-entity
Install ruby-grape-entity 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-grape-entity using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-grape-entity
How To Uninstall ruby-grape-entity on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ruby-grape-entity package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-grape-entity
Uninstall ruby-grape-entity And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-grape-entity and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-grape-entity
Remove ruby-grape-entity Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-grape-entity configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-grape-entity
Remove ruby-grape-entity configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-grape-entity configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-grape-entity
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-grape-entity package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
