How To Install ruby-rack-flash3 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-rack-flash3 on Ubuntu 18.04. ruby-rack-flash3 is Flash hash for Ruby Rack applications

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-rack-flash3 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is ruby-rack-flash3

ruby-rack-flash3 is:

Rack Flash is a simple flash hash implementation for Rack apps. This version is Travis Reeder’s fork of Pat Nakajima’s original implementation that works with Sinatra.

There are three methods to install ruby-rack-flash3 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-rack-flash3 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-rack-flash3 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-rack-flash3

Install ruby-rack-flash3 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install ruby-rack-flash3 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install ruby-rack-flash3

Install ruby-rack-flash3 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-rack-flash3 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-rack-flash3

How To Uninstall ruby-rack-flash3 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the ruby-rack-flash3 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ruby-rack-flash3

Uninstall ruby-rack-flash3 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ruby-rack-flash3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-rack-flash3

Remove ruby-rack-flash3 Configurations and Data

To remove ruby-rack-flash3 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-rack-flash3

Remove ruby-rack-flash3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove ruby-rack-flash3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-rack-flash3

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-rack-flash3 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.