How To Install ruby-influxdb on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-influxdb on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ruby-influxdb
ruby-influxdb is:
This is the official Ruby library for InfluxDB (https://influxdb.com/).
InfluxDB is an Open-Source, Distributed, Time Series Database. It is a scalable datastore for metrics, events, and real-time analytics.
There are three methods to install ruby-influxdb 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-influxdb 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-influxdb using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-influxdb
Install ruby-influxdb Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-influxdb using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-influxdb
Install ruby-influxdb 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-influxdb using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-influxdb
How To Uninstall ruby-influxdb on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ruby-influxdb package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-influxdb
Uninstall ruby-influxdb And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-influxdb and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-influxdb
Remove ruby-influxdb Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-influxdb configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-influxdb
Remove ruby-influxdb configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-influxdb configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-influxdb
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-influxdb package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
