How To Install ruby-omniauth-google-oauth2 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-omniauth-google-oauth2 on Ubuntu 18.04. ruby-omniauth-google-oauth2 is Google OAuth2 strategy for OmniAuth 1.x

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-omniauth-google-oauth2 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is ruby-omniauth-google-oauth2

ruby-omniauth-google-oauth2 is:

This gem allows one to authenticate with Google via OAuth2 in OmniAuth

Google’s developer area contains ample documentation on how it implements this, so if you are really interested in the details, check out https://developers.google.com/accounts/docs/OAuth2 for more.

There are three methods to install ruby-omniauth-google-oauth2 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-omniauth-google-oauth2 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-omniauth-google-oauth2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-omniauth-google-oauth2

Install ruby-omniauth-google-oauth2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install ruby-omniauth-google-oauth2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install ruby-omniauth-google-oauth2

Install ruby-omniauth-google-oauth2 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-omniauth-google-oauth2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-omniauth-google-oauth2

How To Uninstall ruby-omniauth-google-oauth2 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the ruby-omniauth-google-oauth2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ruby-omniauth-google-oauth2

Uninstall ruby-omniauth-google-oauth2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ruby-omniauth-google-oauth2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-omniauth-google-oauth2

Remove ruby-omniauth-google-oauth2 Configurations and Data

To remove ruby-omniauth-google-oauth2 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-omniauth-google-oauth2

Remove ruby-omniauth-google-oauth2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove ruby-omniauth-google-oauth2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-omniauth-google-oauth2

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-omniauth-google-oauth2 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.