How To Install ruby-svg-graph on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-svg-graph on Ubuntu 20.04. ruby-svg-graph is Pure Ruby library for generating charts in SVG format

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-svg-graph on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is ruby-svg-graph

ruby-svg-graph is:

SVG::Graph allows one to generate charts, that is, graphs where the values of one axis are not scalar. It has a very similar API to the Perl library SVG::TT::Graph, and the resulting charts also look the same. This isn’t surprising, because SVG::Graph started as a loose port of SVG::TT::Graph, although the internal code no longer resembles the Perl original at all. Ruby-Versions: all

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-svg-graph

Install ruby-svg-graph Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-svg-graph

Install ruby-svg-graph 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-svg-graph using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-svg-graph

How To Uninstall ruby-svg-graph on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the ruby-svg-graph package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ruby-svg-graph

Uninstall ruby-svg-graph And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ruby-svg-graph and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-svg-graph

Remove ruby-svg-graph Configurations and Data

To remove ruby-svg-graph configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-svg-graph

Remove ruby-svg-graph configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-svg-graph

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-svg-graph package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.