How To Install ruby-ferret on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-ferret on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is ruby-ferret
ruby-ferret is:
Ferret is a high-performance, full-featured text search engine library written for Ruby, inspired by the Java Lucene Project. Ruby-Versions: ruby2.7
There are three methods to install ruby-ferret on Ubuntu 20.04. 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-ferret 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-ferret using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-ferret
Install ruby-ferret Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-ferret using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-ferret
Install ruby-ferret 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-ferret using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-ferret
How To Uninstall ruby-ferret on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the ruby-ferret package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-ferret
Uninstall ruby-ferret And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-ferret and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-ferret
Remove ruby-ferret Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-ferret configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-ferret
Remove ruby-ferret configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-ferret configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-ferret
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-ferret package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
