How To Install ruby-powerbar on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-powerbar on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ruby-powerbar
ruby-powerbar is:
Powerbar is a Ruby library that can create all kinds of progress bars to use in CLI applications. Non-terminal use is detected and fallback to logging output is done automatically, so applications can also be used in cronjobs without losing progress information.
There are three methods to install ruby-powerbar 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-powerbar 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-powerbar using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-powerbar
Install ruby-powerbar Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-powerbar using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-powerbar
Install ruby-powerbar 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-powerbar using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-powerbar
How To Uninstall ruby-powerbar on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ruby-powerbar package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-powerbar
Uninstall ruby-powerbar And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-powerbar and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-powerbar
Remove ruby-powerbar Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-powerbar configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-powerbar
Remove ruby-powerbar configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-powerbar configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-powerbar
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-powerbar package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
