How To Install ruby-barby on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-barby on Ubuntu 18.04. ruby-barby is Ruby library for barcode generation

Introduction

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

What is ruby-barby

ruby-barby is:

This is a pure-Ruby library for generating various kinds of barcodes, including all the standard 1D and 2D barcodes, and meant to be easily extensible.

Barby separates the concerns of barcode generation and graphical representations, so not only the barcodes’ format can be extended, but also the way they are output.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-barby

Install ruby-barby Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-barby

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

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-barby

How To Uninstall ruby-barby on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-barby

Uninstall ruby-barby And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-barby

Remove ruby-barby Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-barby

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

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

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

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Summary

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