How To Install ruby-state-machines on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-state-machines on Ubuntu 18.04. ruby-state-machines is Adds support for creating state machines for attributes on any Ruby class

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-state-machines on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is ruby-state-machines

ruby-state-machines is:

state_machines adds support for creating state machines for attributes on any Ruby class. state_machine provides enough flexibility for creating new machine definitions on the fly based on an external source of transitions.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-state-machines

Install ruby-state-machines Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-state-machines

Install ruby-state-machines 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-state-machines using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-state-machines

How To Uninstall ruby-state-machines on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the ruby-state-machines package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ruby-state-machines

Uninstall ruby-state-machines And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-state-machines

Remove ruby-state-machines Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-state-machines

Remove ruby-state-machines configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-state-machines

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Summary

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