How To Install uwsgi-plugin-rbthreads on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install uwsgi-plugin-rbthreads on Ubuntu 18.04. uwsgi-plugin-rbthreads is Ruby native threads plugin for uWSGI (ruby2.5)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install uwsgi-plugin-rbthreads on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is uwsgi-plugin-rbthreads

uwsgi-plugin-rbthreads is:

uWSGI presents a complete stack for networked/clustered web applications, implementing message/object passing, caching, RPC and process management. It is designed to be fully modular. This means that different plugins can be used in order to add compatibility with tons of different technology on top of the same core.

This package provides Ruby (ruby2.5) native threads plugin for uWSGI.

There are three methods to install uwsgi-plugin-rbthreads 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 uwsgi-plugin-rbthreads Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install uwsgi-plugin-rbthreads using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install uwsgi-plugin-rbthreads

Install uwsgi-plugin-rbthreads Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install uwsgi-plugin-rbthreads using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install uwsgi-plugin-rbthreads

Install uwsgi-plugin-rbthreads 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 uwsgi-plugin-rbthreads using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install uwsgi-plugin-rbthreads

How To Uninstall uwsgi-plugin-rbthreads on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the uwsgi-plugin-rbthreads package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove uwsgi-plugin-rbthreads

Uninstall uwsgi-plugin-rbthreads And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove uwsgi-plugin-rbthreads

Remove uwsgi-plugin-rbthreads Configurations and Data

To remove uwsgi-plugin-rbthreads configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge uwsgi-plugin-rbthreads

Remove uwsgi-plugin-rbthreads configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove uwsgi-plugin-rbthreads configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge uwsgi-plugin-rbthreads

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Summary

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