How To Install ruby-threach on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-threach on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ruby-threach
ruby-threach is:
An addition to the Enumerable Ruby module that allows easy use of threaded each and each-like iterators. It’s a very simple producer-consumer model.
If you’re using stock (MRI) ruby – you probably shouldn’t bother with threach unless you’re doing IO-intensive stuff. It’ll just slow things down. But if you’re using a ruby implementation that has real threads, like JRuby, this will give you relatively painless multi-threading.
There are three methods to install ruby-threach 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-threach 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-threach using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-threach
Install ruby-threach Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-threach using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-threach
Install ruby-threach 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-threach using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-threach
How To Uninstall ruby-threach on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ruby-threach package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-threach
Uninstall ruby-threach And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-threach and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-threach
Remove ruby-threach Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-threach configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-threach
Remove ruby-threach configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-threach configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-threach
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-threach package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
