How To Install ruby-shoulda-context on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-shoulda-context on Ubuntu 18.04. ruby-shoulda-context is context framework for Test

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-shoulda-context on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is ruby-shoulda-context

ruby-shoulda-context is:

Shoulda’s contexts make it easy to write understandable and maintainable tests for Test::Unit. It’s fully compatible with your existing tests in Test::Unit, and requires no retooling to use.

This package provides shoulda-context, a context framework for Test::Unit that was extracted from (and is used by) shoulda.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-shoulda-context

Install ruby-shoulda-context Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-shoulda-context

Install ruby-shoulda-context 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-shoulda-context using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-shoulda-context

How To Uninstall ruby-shoulda-context on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the ruby-shoulda-context package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ruby-shoulda-context

Uninstall ruby-shoulda-context And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-shoulda-context

Remove ruby-shoulda-context Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-shoulda-context

Remove ruby-shoulda-context configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-shoulda-context

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Summary

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