How To Install ruby-grape on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-grape on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ruby-grape
ruby-grape is:
Grape is a REST-like API micro-framework for Ruby. It’s designed to run on Rack or complement existing web application frameworks such as Rails and Sinatra by providing a simple DSL to easily develop RESTful APIs. It has built-in support for common conventions, including multiple formats, subdomain/prefix restriction, content negotiation, versioning and much more.
There are three methods to install ruby-grape 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 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 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-grape
Install ruby-grape Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-grape using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-grape
Install ruby-grape 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 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-grape
How To Uninstall ruby-grape on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ruby-grape package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-grape
Uninstall ruby-grape And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-grape 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
Remove ruby-grape Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-grape configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-grape
Remove ruby-grape configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-grape configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-grape
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-grape package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
