How To Install ruby-validatable on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-validatable on Ubuntu 18.04. ruby-validatable is Ruby library for adding validations

Introduction

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

What is ruby-validatable

ruby-validatable is:

The validatable library can be included with any Ruby class and provide ActiveRecord looking validations. The library follows ActiveRecord’s lead for features that are similar and introduce new features.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-validatable

Install ruby-validatable Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-validatable

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

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-validatable

How To Uninstall ruby-validatable on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-validatable

Uninstall ruby-validatable And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-validatable

Remove ruby-validatable Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-validatable

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

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

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

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Summary

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