How To Install ruby-mysql2 on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-mysql2 on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is ruby-mysql2
ruby-mysql2 is:
This is an API module that allows Ruby programs to interface with MySQL databases. Usually, it will be pulled in automatically by packages providing Ruby programs which need this capability, you only need to install it directly if you intend to write such programs yourself. You may want to prefer the ruby-mysql2 package over the ruby-mysql package, since benchmarks have shown it to be faster, it is non-blocking and it supports UTF-8 database encoding. Ruby-Versions: ruby2.7
There are three methods to install ruby-mysql2 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-mysql2 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-mysql2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-mysql2
Install ruby-mysql2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-mysql2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-mysql2
Install ruby-mysql2 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-mysql2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-mysql2
How To Uninstall ruby-mysql2 on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the ruby-mysql2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-mysql2
Uninstall ruby-mysql2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-mysql2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-mysql2
Remove ruby-mysql2 Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-mysql2 configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-mysql2
Remove ruby-mysql2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-mysql2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-mysql2
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-mysql2 package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
