How To Install ruby-protected-attributes on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-protected-attributes on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ruby-protected-attributes
ruby-protected-attributes is:
This plugin adds the class methods
attr_accessibleandattr_protectedto your models to be able to declare white or black lists of attributes, avoiding attacks by parameter injection against Rails applications.
There are three methods to install ruby-protected-attributes 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-protected-attributes 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-protected-attributes using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-protected-attributes
Install ruby-protected-attributes Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-protected-attributes using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-protected-attributes
Install ruby-protected-attributes 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-protected-attributes using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-protected-attributes
How To Uninstall ruby-protected-attributes on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ruby-protected-attributes package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-protected-attributes
Uninstall ruby-protected-attributes And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-protected-attributes and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-protected-attributes
Remove ruby-protected-attributes Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-protected-attributes configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-protected-attributes
Remove ruby-protected-attributes configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-protected-attributes configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-protected-attributes
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-protected-attributes package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
