How To Install ruby-haikunator on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-haikunator on Ubuntu 18.04. ruby-haikunator is Heroku-like random name generator

Introduction

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

What is ruby-haikunator

ruby-haikunator is:

This Ruby gem can generate memorable random names to use in your apps or anywhere else that are similar to those produced by the Heroku random name generator.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-haikunator

Install ruby-haikunator Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-haikunator

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

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-haikunator

How To Uninstall ruby-haikunator on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-haikunator

Uninstall ruby-haikunator And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-haikunator

Remove ruby-haikunator Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-haikunator

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

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

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

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Summary

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