How To Install ruby-websocket 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-websocket on Ubuntu.
What is ruby-websocket
ruby-websocket is:
This library focuses on providing abstraction layer over WebSocket API instead of providing server or client functionality.
There are three methods to install ruby-websocket 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-websocket 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-websocket using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-websocket
Install ruby-websocket Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-websocket using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-websocket
Install ruby-websocket 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-websocket using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-websocket
How To Uninstall ruby-websocket on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the ruby-websocket package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-websocket
Uninstall ruby-websocket And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-websocket and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-websocket
Remove ruby-websocket Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-websocket configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-websocket
Remove ruby-websocket configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-websocket configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-websocket
Dependencies
ruby-websocket have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-websocket package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.