How To Install ruby-rspec-expectations on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-rspec-expectations on Ubuntu 18.04. ruby-rspec-expectations is Behaviour Driven Development framework for Ruby - expectations

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-rspec-expectations on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is ruby-rspec-expectations

ruby-rspec-expectations is:

RSpec is a Behaviour Driven Development framework for Ruby. It provides a framework for writing and executing examples of how your Ruby application should behave.

This package provides the handling of expectations (should/should_not and matchers).

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-rspec-expectations

Install ruby-rspec-expectations Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-rspec-expectations

Install ruby-rspec-expectations 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-rspec-expectations using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-rspec-expectations

How To Uninstall ruby-rspec-expectations on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the ruby-rspec-expectations package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ruby-rspec-expectations

Uninstall ruby-rspec-expectations And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-rspec-expectations

Remove ruby-rspec-expectations Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-rspec-expectations

Remove ruby-rspec-expectations configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-rspec-expectations

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Summary

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