How To Install ruby-remctl on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-remctl on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ruby-remctl
ruby-remctl is:
remctl is a client/server protocol for executing specific commands on a remote system with Kerberos authentication. The allowable commands must be listed in a server configuration file, and the executable run on the server may be mapped to any command name. Each command is also associated with an ACL containing a list of Kerberos principals authorized to run that command.
This package contains the Ruby remctl extension, which provides native Ruby bindings for the libremctl client library.
There are three methods to install ruby-remctl 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-remctl 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-remctl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-remctl
Install ruby-remctl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-remctl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-remctl
Install ruby-remctl 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-remctl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-remctl
How To Uninstall ruby-remctl on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ruby-remctl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-remctl
Uninstall ruby-remctl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-remctl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-remctl
Remove ruby-remctl Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-remctl configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-remctl
Remove ruby-remctl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-remctl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-remctl
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-remctl package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
