How To Install ruby-jekyll-avatar on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-jekyll-avatar on Ubuntu 22.04. ruby-jekyll-avatar is Jekyll plugin for rendering GitHub avatars

Introduction

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

What is ruby-jekyll-avatar

ruby-jekyll-avatar is:

Jekyll Avatar makes it easy to add GitHub avatars to a Jekyll site by specifying a username. If performance is a concern, Jekyll Avatar is deeply integrated with the GitHub avatar API, ensuring avatars are cached and load in parallel. It even automatically upgrades users to Retina images, when supported.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-jekyll-avatar

Install ruby-jekyll-avatar Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-jekyll-avatar

Install ruby-jekyll-avatar 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-jekyll-avatar using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-jekyll-avatar

How To Uninstall ruby-jekyll-avatar on Ubuntu 22.04

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-jekyll-avatar

Uninstall ruby-jekyll-avatar And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-jekyll-avatar

Remove ruby-jekyll-avatar Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-jekyll-avatar

Remove ruby-jekyll-avatar configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-jekyll-avatar

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Summary

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