How To Install ruby-raemon on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-raemon on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ruby-raemon
ruby-raemon is:
Raemon is a Ruby framework for building daemons. It’s designed for writing master/worker pre-forking servers running on UNIX. The library has been tested on both 1.8.7 and 1.9.2 and carries no dependencies outside of the Ruby core.
There are three methods to install ruby-raemon 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-raemon 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-raemon using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-raemon
Install ruby-raemon Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-raemon using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-raemon
Install ruby-raemon 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-raemon using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-raemon
How To Uninstall ruby-raemon on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ruby-raemon package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-raemon
Uninstall ruby-raemon And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-raemon and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-raemon
Remove ruby-raemon Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-raemon configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-raemon
Remove ruby-raemon configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-raemon configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-raemon
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-raemon package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
