How To Install ruby-bson on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-bson on Ubuntu.
What is ruby-bson
ruby-bson is:
BSON is a binary-encoded serialization of JSON-like documents. It is a binary form for representing simple data structures and associative arrays.
This library provides an implementation of BSON for the Ruby programming language.
There are three methods to install ruby-bson on Ubuntu. 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-bson 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-bson using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-bson
Install ruby-bson Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-bson using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-bson
Install ruby-bson 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-bson using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-bson
How To Uninstall ruby-bson on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the ruby-bson package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-bson
Uninstall ruby-bson And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-bson and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-bson
Remove ruby-bson Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-bson configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-bson
Remove ruby-bson configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-bson configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-bson
Dependencies
ruby-bson have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-bson package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.