How To Install ruby-rack on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
2 minutes • 375 words
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-rack on Ubuntu.
What is ruby-rack
ruby-rack is:
Rack provides a minimal, modular and adaptable interface for developing web applications in Ruby. By wrapping HTTP requests and responses in the simplest way possible, it unifies and distills the API for web servers, web frameworks, and software in between (the so-called middleware) into a single method call.
Also see http://rack.github.io/.
There are three methods to install ruby-rack 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-rack 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-rack using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-rack
Install ruby-rack Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-rack using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-rack
Install ruby-rack 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-rack using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-rack
How To Uninstall ruby-rack on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the ruby-rack package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-rack
Uninstall ruby-rack And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-rack and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-rack
Remove ruby-rack Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-rack configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-rack
Remove ruby-rack configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-rack configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-rack
Dependencies
ruby-rack have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-rack package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.