How To Install ruby-cssminify on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-cssminify on Ubuntu 22.04. ruby-cssminify is CSS minification with YUI compressor, but as native Ruby port

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-cssminify on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is ruby-cssminify

ruby-cssminify is:

The CSSminify library provides CSS compression using YUI compressor. Instead of wrapping around the Java or Javascript version of YUI compressor it uses a native Ruby port of the CSS engine. Therefore this library has no dependencies.

There are three methods to install ruby-cssminify on Ubuntu 22.04. 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-cssminify 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-cssminify using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-cssminify

Install ruby-cssminify Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install ruby-cssminify using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install ruby-cssminify

Install ruby-cssminify 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-cssminify using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-cssminify

How To Uninstall ruby-cssminify on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the ruby-cssminify package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ruby-cssminify

Uninstall ruby-cssminify And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ruby-cssminify and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-cssminify

Remove ruby-cssminify Configurations and Data

To remove ruby-cssminify configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-cssminify

Remove ruby-cssminify configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove ruby-cssminify configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-cssminify

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-cssminify package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.