How To Install ruby-rack-protection on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-rack-protection on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ruby-rack-protection
ruby-rack-protection is:
This library protects against typical web attacks. Should work for all Rack apps, including Rails.
There are three methods to install ruby-rack-protection 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-protection 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-protection using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-rack-protection
Install ruby-rack-protection Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-rack-protection using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-rack-protection
Install ruby-rack-protection 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-protection using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-rack-protection
How To Uninstall ruby-rack-protection on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ruby-rack-protection package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-rack-protection
Uninstall ruby-rack-protection And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-rack-protection 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-protection
Remove ruby-rack-protection Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-rack-protection configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-rack-protection
Remove ruby-rack-protection configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-rack-protection configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-rack-protection
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-rack-protection package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
