How To Install ruby-versionist on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-versionist on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ruby-versionist
ruby-versionist is:
A plugin for versioning Rails based RESTful APIs. Versionist includes Rails generators for generating new versions of your API as well as new components within an existing version.
There are three methods to install ruby-versionist 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-versionist 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-versionist using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-versionist
Install ruby-versionist Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-versionist using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-versionist
Install ruby-versionist 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-versionist using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-versionist
How To Uninstall ruby-versionist on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ruby-versionist package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-versionist
Uninstall ruby-versionist And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-versionist and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-versionist
Remove ruby-versionist Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-versionist configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-versionist
Remove ruby-versionist configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-versionist configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-versionist
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-versionist package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
