How To Install ruby-omniauth-wordpress on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-omniauth-wordpress on Ubuntu 18.04. ruby-omniauth-wordpress is Wordpress strategy for OmniAuth

Introduction

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

What is ruby-omniauth-wordpress

ruby-omniauth-wordpress is:

This library contains a OAuth2 wordpress strategy for OmniAuth. It allows your ruby application to connect to wordpress and allows you to post to a wordpress blog from your application.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-omniauth-wordpress

Install ruby-omniauth-wordpress Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-omniauth-wordpress

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

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-omniauth-wordpress

How To Uninstall ruby-omniauth-wordpress on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-omniauth-wordpress

Uninstall ruby-omniauth-wordpress And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ruby-omniauth-wordpress 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-wordpress

Remove ruby-omniauth-wordpress Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-omniauth-wordpress

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

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-omniauth-wordpress

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Summary

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