How To Install ruby-rails-assets-chartjs on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-rails-assets-chartjs on Ubuntu 18.04. ruby-rails-assets-chartjs is provide Chart.js via rails assets pipeline

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-rails-assets-chartjs on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is ruby-rails-assets-chartjs

ruby-rails-assets-chartjs is:

Simple HTML5 Charts using the canvas element. It supports line charts, bar charts, radar charts, polar area charts, pie & doughnut charts.

Everything you need to know to build great looking charts using Chart.js is available at http://www.chartjs.org/docs/

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-rails-assets-chartjs

Install ruby-rails-assets-chartjs Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-rails-assets-chartjs

Install ruby-rails-assets-chartjs 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-rails-assets-chartjs using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-rails-assets-chartjs

How To Uninstall ruby-rails-assets-chartjs on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the ruby-rails-assets-chartjs package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ruby-rails-assets-chartjs

Uninstall ruby-rails-assets-chartjs And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ruby-rails-assets-chartjs and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-rails-assets-chartjs

Remove ruby-rails-assets-chartjs Configurations and Data

To remove ruby-rails-assets-chartjs configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-rails-assets-chartjs

Remove ruby-rails-assets-chartjs configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-rails-assets-chartjs

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-rails-assets-chartjs package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.