How To Install ruby-eventmachine on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
3 minutes • 435 words
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-eventmachine on Ubuntu.
What is ruby-eventmachine
ruby-eventmachine is:
EventMachine implements a fast, single-threaded engine for arbitrary network communications. It’s extremely easy to use in Ruby. EventMachine wraps all interactions with IP sockets, allowing programs to concentrate on the implementation of network protocols. It can be used to create both network servers and clients. To create a server or client, a Ruby program only needs to specify the IP address and port, and provide a Module that implements the communications protocol. Implementations of several standard network protocols are provided with the package, primarily to serve as examples. The real goal of EventMachine is to enable programs to easily interface with other programs using TCP/IP, especially if custom protocols are required.
There are three methods to install ruby-eventmachine 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-eventmachine 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-eventmachine using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-eventmachine
Install ruby-eventmachine Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-eventmachine using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-eventmachine
Install ruby-eventmachine 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-eventmachine using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-eventmachine
How To Uninstall ruby-eventmachine on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the ruby-eventmachine package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-eventmachine
Uninstall ruby-eventmachine And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-eventmachine and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-eventmachine
Remove ruby-eventmachine Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-eventmachine configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-eventmachine
Remove ruby-eventmachine configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-eventmachine configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-eventmachine
Dependencies
ruby-eventmachine have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-eventmachine package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.