How To Install ruby-io-like on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-io-like on Ubuntu 20.04. ruby-io-like is Provides the functionality of an IO object to any class

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-io-like on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is ruby-io-like

ruby-io-like is:

The IO::Like module provides the methods of an IO object based upon on a few simple methods provided by the including class: unbuffered_read, unbuffered_write, and unbuffered_seek.

These methods provide the underlying read, write, and seek support respectively, and only the method or methods necessary to the correct operation of the IO aspects of the including class need to be provided.

Missing functionality will cause the resulting object to appear read-only, write-only, and/or unseekable depending on which underlying methods are absent. Additionally, read and write operations which are buffered in IO are buffered with independently configurable buffer sizes. Duplexed objects (those with separate read and write streams) are also supported. Ruby-Versions: all

There are three methods to install ruby-io-like 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-io-like 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-io-like using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-io-like

Install ruby-io-like Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-io-like

Install ruby-io-like 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-io-like using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-io-like

How To Uninstall ruby-io-like on Ubuntu 20.04

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-io-like

Uninstall ruby-io-like And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ruby-io-like and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-io-like

Remove ruby-io-like Configurations and Data

To remove ruby-io-like configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-io-like

Remove ruby-io-like configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-io-like

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-io-like package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.