How To Install ruby-asciidoctor-plantuml on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-asciidoctor-plantuml on Ubuntu 18.04. ruby-asciidoctor-plantuml is extension for Asciidoctor to enable support for PlantUML diagrams

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-asciidoctor-plantuml on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is ruby-asciidoctor-plantuml

ruby-asciidoctor-plantuml is:

This package provides asciidoctor-plantuml gem which is an extension for the asciidoctor gem that enables users to add PlantUML diagrams to their asciidoc documents.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-asciidoctor-plantuml

Install ruby-asciidoctor-plantuml Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-asciidoctor-plantuml

Install ruby-asciidoctor-plantuml 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-asciidoctor-plantuml using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-asciidoctor-plantuml

How To Uninstall ruby-asciidoctor-plantuml on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the ruby-asciidoctor-plantuml package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ruby-asciidoctor-plantuml

Uninstall ruby-asciidoctor-plantuml And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-asciidoctor-plantuml

Remove ruby-asciidoctor-plantuml Configurations and Data

To remove ruby-asciidoctor-plantuml configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-asciidoctor-plantuml

Remove ruby-asciidoctor-plantuml configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-asciidoctor-plantuml

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Summary

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