How To Install ruby-thinking-sphinx on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-thinking-sphinx on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ruby-thinking-sphinx
ruby-thinking-sphinx is:
Thinking Sphinx is a library for connecting ActiveRecord to the Sphinx full-text search tool, and integrates closely with Rails (but also works with other Ruby web frameworks).
There are three methods to install ruby-thinking-sphinx 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-thinking-sphinx 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-thinking-sphinx using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-thinking-sphinx
Install ruby-thinking-sphinx Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-thinking-sphinx using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-thinking-sphinx
Install ruby-thinking-sphinx 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-thinking-sphinx using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-thinking-sphinx
How To Uninstall ruby-thinking-sphinx on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ruby-thinking-sphinx package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-thinking-sphinx
Uninstall ruby-thinking-sphinx And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-thinking-sphinx and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-thinking-sphinx
Remove ruby-thinking-sphinx Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-thinking-sphinx configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-thinking-sphinx
Remove ruby-thinking-sphinx configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-thinking-sphinx configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-thinking-sphinx
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-thinking-sphinx package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
