How To Install ruby-timers on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-timers on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ruby-timers
ruby-timers is:
This library allows one to schedule several procs to fire after configurable delays or at periodic intervals.
It is especially useful when you are faced with an API that accepts a single timeout but you want to run multiple timers on top of it.
There are three methods to install ruby-timers 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-timers 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-timers using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-timers
Install ruby-timers Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-timers using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-timers
Install ruby-timers 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-timers using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-timers
How To Uninstall ruby-timers on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ruby-timers package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-timers
Uninstall ruby-timers And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-timers and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-timers
Remove ruby-timers Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-timers configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-timers
Remove ruby-timers configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-timers configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-timers
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-timers package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
