How To Install ruby-neovim on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-neovim on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ruby-neovim
ruby-neovim is:
Ruby library to control remote neovim instances.
Can be used as a neovim plugin host, allowing one to write neovim plugins completely in ruby.
It also acts as a compatibility layer for Ruby plugins written for legacy vim. The :ruby, :rubyfile, and :rubydo commands are intended to behave the same as they did in vim.
There are three methods to install ruby-neovim on Ubuntu 18.04. 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-neovim 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-neovim using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-neovim
Install ruby-neovim Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-neovim using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-neovim
Install ruby-neovim 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-neovim using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-neovim
How To Uninstall ruby-neovim on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ruby-neovim package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-neovim
Uninstall ruby-neovim And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-neovim and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-neovim
Remove ruby-neovim Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-neovim configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-neovim
Remove ruby-neovim configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-neovim configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-neovim
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-neovim package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
