How To Install ruby-asetus on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-asetus on Ubuntu 18.04. ruby-asetus is configuration library with YAML/JSON/TOML backends

Introduction

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

What is ruby-asetus

ruby-asetus is:

Asetus is a ruby library that provides a easy method to acccess configuration files. Available backends are:

  • YAML
  • JSON
  • TOML

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-asetus

Install ruby-asetus Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-asetus

Install ruby-asetus 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-asetus using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-asetus

How To Uninstall ruby-asetus on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-asetus

Uninstall ruby-asetus And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-asetus

Remove ruby-asetus Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-asetus

Remove ruby-asetus configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-asetus

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Summary

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