How To Install ruby-fakeredis on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-fakeredis on Ubuntu 20.04. ruby-fakeredis is In-memory driver for redis-rb, useful for development and test environments

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-fakeredis on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is ruby-fakeredis

ruby-fakeredis is:

ruby-fakeredis library is a fake(In-memory) implementation of redis-rb, a Ruby client that tries to match Redis’ API one-to-one, while still providing an idiomatic interface for machines without Redis or test environments. Ruby-Versions: all

There are three methods to install ruby-fakeredis 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-fakeredis 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-fakeredis using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-fakeredis

Install ruby-fakeredis Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install ruby-fakeredis using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install ruby-fakeredis

Install ruby-fakeredis 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-fakeredis using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-fakeredis

How To Uninstall ruby-fakeredis on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the ruby-fakeredis package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ruby-fakeredis

Uninstall ruby-fakeredis And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ruby-fakeredis and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-fakeredis

Remove ruby-fakeredis Configurations and Data

To remove ruby-fakeredis configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-fakeredis

Remove ruby-fakeredis configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove ruby-fakeredis configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-fakeredis

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-fakeredis package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.