How To Install ruby-openssl on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-openssl on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ruby-openssl
ruby-openssl is:
This package provides SSL, TLS and general purpose cryptography for Ruby by wrapping the OpenSSL library. It used to be bundled with the Ruby interpreter, but has been extracted to a standalone package.
There are three methods to install ruby-openssl 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-openssl 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-openssl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-openssl
Install ruby-openssl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-openssl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-openssl
Install ruby-openssl 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-openssl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-openssl
How To Uninstall ruby-openssl on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ruby-openssl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-openssl
Uninstall ruby-openssl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-openssl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-openssl
Remove ruby-openssl Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-openssl configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-openssl
Remove ruby-openssl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-openssl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-openssl
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-openssl package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
