How To Install ruby-uber on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-uber on Ubuntu 18.04. ruby-uber is gem-authoring framework

Introduction

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

What is ruby-uber

ruby-uber is:

This library provides gem-authoring tools like generic builders, dynamic options and more.

This library is a dependency of Representable, which renders and parses JSON/XML/YAML documents from and to Ruby objects.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-uber

Install ruby-uber Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-uber

Install ruby-uber 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-uber using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-uber

How To Uninstall ruby-uber on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-uber

Uninstall ruby-uber And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-uber

Remove ruby-uber Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-uber

Remove ruby-uber configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-uber

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Summary

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