How To Install ruby-mini-portile2 on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-mini-portile2 on Ubuntu 22.04. ruby-mini-portile2 is simplistic port-like solution for developers

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-mini-portile2 on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is ruby-mini-portile2

ruby-mini-portile2 is:

It provides a standard and simplified way to compile against dependency libraries without messing up one’s system. It is not a general package management system. It is not aimed to replace apt, macports or homebrew.

It’s intended primarily to make sure that a developer of a library, can reproduce a user’s dependencies and environment by specifying a specific version of an underlying dependency that one would like to use.

There are three methods to install ruby-mini-portile2 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-mini-portile2 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-mini-portile2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-mini-portile2

Install ruby-mini-portile2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install ruby-mini-portile2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install ruby-mini-portile2

Install ruby-mini-portile2 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-mini-portile2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-mini-portile2

How To Uninstall ruby-mini-portile2 on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the ruby-mini-portile2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ruby-mini-portile2

Uninstall ruby-mini-portile2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ruby-mini-portile2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-mini-portile2

Remove ruby-mini-portile2 Configurations and Data

To remove ruby-mini-portile2 configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-mini-portile2

Remove ruby-mini-portile2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove ruby-mini-portile2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-mini-portile2

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-mini-portile2 package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.