How To Install ruby-http-connection on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-http-connection on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ruby-http-connection
ruby-http-connection is:
Rightscale::HttpConnection is a robust HTTP/S library. It implements a retry algorithm for low-level network errors.
Features:
- provides put/get streaming
- does configurable retries on connect and read timeouts, DNS failures, etc.
- HTTPS certificate checking
There are three methods to install ruby-http-connection 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-http-connection 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-http-connection using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-http-connection
Install ruby-http-connection Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-http-connection using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-http-connection
Install ruby-http-connection 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-http-connection using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-http-connection
How To Uninstall ruby-http-connection on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ruby-http-connection package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-http-connection
Uninstall ruby-http-connection And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-http-connection and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-http-connection
Remove ruby-http-connection Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-http-connection configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-http-connection
Remove ruby-http-connection configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-http-connection configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-http-connection
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-http-connection package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
