How To Install ruby-bindata on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-bindata on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ruby-bindata
ruby-bindata is:
BinData is a declarative way to read and write binary file formats.
This means the programmer specifies what the format of the binary data is, and BinData works out how to read and write data in this format. It is an easier ( and more readable ) alternative to ruby’s #pack and #unpack methods.
There are three methods to install ruby-bindata 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-bindata 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-bindata using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-bindata
Install ruby-bindata Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-bindata using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-bindata
Install ruby-bindata 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-bindata using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-bindata
How To Uninstall ruby-bindata on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ruby-bindata package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-bindata
Uninstall ruby-bindata And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-bindata and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-bindata
Remove ruby-bindata Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-bindata configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-bindata
Remove ruby-bindata configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-bindata configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-bindata
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-bindata package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
