How To Install ruby-simple-form on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-simple-form on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ruby-simple-form
ruby-simple-form is:
Simple Form provides a stack of components that can be invoked to create complete HTML inputs on Rails application , which by default contains label, hints, errors and the input itself. Simple Form reduces duplication and helps having a consistent form usage across the application.
There are three methods to install ruby-simple-form 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-simple-form 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-simple-form using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-simple-form
Install ruby-simple-form Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-simple-form using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-simple-form
Install ruby-simple-form 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-simple-form using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-simple-form
How To Uninstall ruby-simple-form on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ruby-simple-form package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-simple-form
Uninstall ruby-simple-form And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-simple-form and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-simple-form
Remove ruby-simple-form Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-simple-form configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-simple-form
Remove ruby-simple-form configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-simple-form configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-simple-form
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-simple-form package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
