How To Install ruby-mercenary on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-mercenary on Ubuntu 20.04. ruby-mercenary is Lightweight and flexible library for writing command-line apps in Ruby

Introduction

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

What is ruby-mercenary

ruby-mercenary is:

Mercenary is lightweight and flexible library for writing command-line apps in Ruby. Ruby-Versions: all

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-mercenary

Install ruby-mercenary Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-mercenary

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

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-mercenary

How To Uninstall ruby-mercenary on Ubuntu 20.04

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-mercenary

Uninstall ruby-mercenary And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-mercenary

Remove ruby-mercenary Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-mercenary

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

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

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

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Summary

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