How To Install libfilesystem-ruby1.9 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfilesystem-ruby1.9 on Ubuntu 18.04. libfilesystem-ruby1.9 is Transitional package for ruby-filesystem

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfilesystem-ruby1.9 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libfilesystem-ruby1.9

libfilesystem-ruby1.9 is:

This is a transitional package to ease upgrades to the ruby-filesystem package. It can safely be removed.

There are three methods to install libfilesystem-ruby1.9 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 libfilesystem-ruby1.9 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libfilesystem-ruby1.9 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libfilesystem-ruby1.9

Install libfilesystem-ruby1.9 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libfilesystem-ruby1.9 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libfilesystem-ruby1.9

Install libfilesystem-ruby1.9 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 libfilesystem-ruby1.9 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libfilesystem-ruby1.9

How To Uninstall libfilesystem-ruby1.9 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libfilesystem-ruby1.9 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libfilesystem-ruby1.9

Uninstall libfilesystem-ruby1.9 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libfilesystem-ruby1.9 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfilesystem-ruby1.9

Remove libfilesystem-ruby1.9 Configurations and Data

To remove libfilesystem-ruby1.9 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libfilesystem-ruby1.9

Remove libfilesystem-ruby1.9 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libfilesystem-ruby1.9 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfilesystem-ruby1.9

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfilesystem-ruby1.9 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.