How To Install ruby-typhoeus on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-typhoeus on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ruby-typhoeus
ruby-typhoeus is:
Typhoeus is a HTTP client library based on Ethon which wraps libcurl. Sitting on top of libcurl makes Typhoeus very reliable and fast.
Like a modern code version of the mythical beast with 100 serpent heads, Typhoeus runs HTTP requests in parallel while cleanly encapsulating handling logic.
There are three methods to install ruby-typhoeus 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-typhoeus 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-typhoeus using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-typhoeus
Install ruby-typhoeus Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-typhoeus using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-typhoeus
Install ruby-typhoeus 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-typhoeus using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-typhoeus
How To Uninstall ruby-typhoeus on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ruby-typhoeus package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-typhoeus
Uninstall ruby-typhoeus And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-typhoeus and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-typhoeus
Remove ruby-typhoeus Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-typhoeus configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-typhoeus
Remove ruby-typhoeus configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-typhoeus configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-typhoeus
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-typhoeus package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
