How To Install ruby-setup on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-setup on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is ruby-setup
ruby-setup is:
setup.rb is an installation tool widely used for Ruby programs. You can use it to distribute Ruby code you wrote and be sure your users won’t have difficulties installing it.
There are three methods to install ruby-setup on Ubuntu 20.04. 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-setup 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-setup using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-setup
Install ruby-setup Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-setup using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-setup
Install ruby-setup 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-setup using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-setup
How To Uninstall ruby-setup on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the ruby-setup package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-setup
Uninstall ruby-setup And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-setup and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-setup
Remove ruby-setup Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-setup configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-setup
Remove ruby-setup configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-setup configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-setup
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-setup package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
