How To Install ruby-middleware on Ubuntu 18.04

Introduction

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

What is ruby-middleware

ruby-middleware is:

Ruby middleware is a library which provides a generalized implementation of the middleware pattern for Ruby. The middleware pattern is a useful abstraction tool in various cases, but is specifically useful for splitting large sequential chunks of logic into small pieces.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-middleware

Install ruby-middleware Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-middleware

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

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-middleware

How To Uninstall ruby-middleware on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-middleware

Uninstall ruby-middleware And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-middleware

Remove ruby-middleware Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-middleware

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

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

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

References

• ruby-middleware website
• ruby-middleware on packages.ubuntu.com

Summary

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