How To Install ruby-spring on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-spring on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ruby-spring
ruby-spring is:
Spring is a Rails application preloader. It speeds up development by keeping your application running in the background so you don’t need to boot it every time you run a test, rake task or migration.
There are three methods to install ruby-spring 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-spring 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-spring using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-spring
Install ruby-spring Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-spring using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-spring
Install ruby-spring 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-spring using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-spring
How To Uninstall ruby-spring on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ruby-spring package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-spring
Uninstall ruby-spring And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-spring and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-spring
Remove ruby-spring Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-spring configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-spring
Remove ruby-spring configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-spring configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-spring
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-spring package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
