How To Install ruby-virtus on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-virtus on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ruby-virtus
ruby-virtus is:
The goal of this Ruby library is to provide a common API for defining attributes on a model so all object relational and object document mappers could use it instead of reinventing the wheel all over again.
It is also suitable for any other use case where Ruby objects need to be extended with attributes that require data coercions.
This is a partial extraction of the DataMapper property API.
There are three methods to install ruby-virtus 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-virtus 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-virtus using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-virtus
Install ruby-virtus Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-virtus using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-virtus
Install ruby-virtus 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-virtus using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-virtus
How To Uninstall ruby-virtus on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ruby-virtus package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-virtus
Uninstall ruby-virtus And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-virtus and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-virtus
Remove ruby-virtus Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-virtus configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-virtus
Remove ruby-virtus configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-virtus configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-virtus
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-virtus package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
