How To Install ruby-websocket-extensions on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-websocket-extensions on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ruby-websocket-extensions
ruby-websocket-extensions is:
A minimal framework that supports the implementation of WebSocket extensions in a way that’s decoupled from the main protocol. This library aims to allow a WebSocket extension to be written and used with any protocol library, by defining abstract representations of frames and messages that allow modules to co-operate.
There are three methods to install ruby-websocket-extensions 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-websocket-extensions 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-websocket-extensions using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-websocket-extensions
Install ruby-websocket-extensions Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-websocket-extensions using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-websocket-extensions
Install ruby-websocket-extensions 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-websocket-extensions using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-websocket-extensions
How To Uninstall ruby-websocket-extensions on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ruby-websocket-extensions package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-websocket-extensions
Uninstall ruby-websocket-extensions And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-websocket-extensions and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-websocket-extensions
Remove ruby-websocket-extensions Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-websocket-extensions configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-websocket-extensions
Remove ruby-websocket-extensions configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-websocket-extensions configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-websocket-extensions
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-websocket-extensions package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
