How To Install ruby-httpauth on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-httpauth on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ruby-httpauth
ruby-httpauth is:
HTTPauth is a library supporting the full HTTP Authentication protocol as specified in RFC 2617; both Digest Authentication and Basic Authentication.
HTTPAuth is built to be completely agnostic of the HTTP implementation. If you have access to your webserver’s headers you can use this library to implement authentication.
There are three methods to install ruby-httpauth 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-httpauth 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-httpauth using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-httpauth
Install ruby-httpauth Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-httpauth using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-httpauth
Install ruby-httpauth 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-httpauth using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-httpauth
How To Uninstall ruby-httpauth on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ruby-httpauth package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-httpauth
Uninstall ruby-httpauth And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-httpauth and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-httpauth
Remove ruby-httpauth Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-httpauth configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-httpauth
Remove ruby-httpauth configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-httpauth configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-httpauth
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-httpauth package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
