How To Install ruby-shoulda on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-shoulda on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ruby-shoulda
ruby-shoulda is:
Shoulda makes it easy to write elegant, understandable, and maintainable tests. Shoulda consists of test macros, assertions, and helpers added on to the Test::Unit framework. It’s fully compatible with your existing tests, and requires no retooling to use.
Shoulda adds lots of features for testing Rails applications, but can also be used for plain Ruby ones.
There are three methods to install ruby-shoulda 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 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 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-shoulda
Install ruby-shoulda Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-shoulda using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-shoulda
Install ruby-shoulda 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 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-shoulda
How To Uninstall ruby-shoulda on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ruby-shoulda package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-shoulda
Uninstall ruby-shoulda And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-shoulda 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
Remove ruby-shoulda Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-shoulda configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-shoulda
Remove ruby-shoulda configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-shoulda configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-shoulda
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-shoulda package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
