How To Install ruby-nanoc-external on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-nanoc-external on Ubuntu 22.04. ruby-nanoc-external is static site generator written in Ruby - external filter

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-nanoc-external on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is ruby-nanoc-external

ruby-nanoc-external is:

Nanoc is a static site generator, fit for building anything from a small personal blog to a large corporate web site. It can transform content from one format (e.g. Haml or Markdown) into another (usually HTML) and lay out pages so that the site’s look and feel is consistent across all pages.

This package contains the external filter for Nanoc, allowing one to run any tool to process items.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-nanoc-external

Install ruby-nanoc-external Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-nanoc-external

Install ruby-nanoc-external 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-nanoc-external using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-nanoc-external

How To Uninstall ruby-nanoc-external on Ubuntu 22.04

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-nanoc-external

Uninstall ruby-nanoc-external And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-nanoc-external

Remove ruby-nanoc-external Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-nanoc-external

Remove ruby-nanoc-external configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-nanoc-external

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Summary

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