How To Install ruby-kubeclient on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-kubeclient on Ubuntu 18.04. ruby-kubeclient is client for Kubernetes REST api

Introduction

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

What is ruby-kubeclient

ruby-kubeclient is:

The client supports GET, POST, PUT, DELETE on nodes, pods, secrets, services, replication controllers, namespaces, resource quotas, limit ranges, endpoints, persistent volumes, persistent volume claims, component statuses and service accounts.

The client currently supports Kubernetes REST api version v1.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-kubeclient

Install ruby-kubeclient Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-kubeclient

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

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-kubeclient

How To Uninstall ruby-kubeclient on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-kubeclient

Uninstall ruby-kubeclient And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-kubeclient

Remove ruby-kubeclient Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-kubeclient

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

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

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

References

Summary

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