How To Install ruby-jbuilder on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-jbuilder on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ruby-jbuilder
ruby-jbuilder is:
Jbuilder gives you a simple domain-specific language in Ruby for declaring JSON structures that beats massaging giant hash structures. It is particularly helpful when the generation process is fraught with conditionals and loops.
Jbuilder can be used stand-alone or as an ActionView template language for Rails.
There are three methods to install ruby-jbuilder 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-jbuilder 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-jbuilder using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-jbuilder
Install ruby-jbuilder Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-jbuilder using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-jbuilder
Install ruby-jbuilder 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-jbuilder using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-jbuilder
How To Uninstall ruby-jbuilder on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ruby-jbuilder package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-jbuilder
Uninstall ruby-jbuilder And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-jbuilder and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-jbuilder
Remove ruby-jbuilder Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-jbuilder configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-jbuilder
Remove ruby-jbuilder configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-jbuilder configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-jbuilder
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-jbuilder package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
