How To Install ruby-mongo on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-mongo on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ruby-mongo
ruby-mongo is:
This package provides an interface for communicating with the MongoDB database in Ruby
For more information about Mongo, see https://www.mongodb.org.
There are three methods to install ruby-mongo 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-mongo 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-mongo using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-mongo
Install ruby-mongo Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-mongo using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-mongo
Install ruby-mongo 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-mongo using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-mongo
How To Uninstall ruby-mongo on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ruby-mongo package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-mongo
Uninstall ruby-mongo And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-mongo and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-mongo
Remove ruby-mongo Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-mongo configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-mongo
Remove ruby-mongo configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-mongo configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-mongo
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-mongo package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
