How To Install ruby-faker on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-faker on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is ruby-faker
ruby-faker is:
This gem provides a port of Data::Faker from Perl, which can be used to easily generate fake data: names, addresses, phone numbers, etc. It comes in very handy for taking screenshots, having real-looking test data, and having your database populated with more than one or two records while you’re doing development. Ruby-Versions: all
There are three methods to install ruby-faker on Ubuntu 20.04. 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-faker 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-faker using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-faker
Install ruby-faker Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-faker using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-faker
Install ruby-faker 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-faker using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-faker
How To Uninstall ruby-faker on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the ruby-faker package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-faker
Uninstall ruby-faker And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-faker and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-faker
Remove ruby-faker Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-faker configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-faker
Remove ruby-faker configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-faker configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-faker
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-faker package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
