How To Install ruby-bluefeather on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-bluefeather on Ubuntu 18.04. ruby-bluefeather is Extend Markdown Converter written in Ruby

Introduction

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

What is ruby-bluefeather

ruby-bluefeather is:

BlueFeather is software for converting text written by extended Markdown like PHP Markdown Extra to html. It is pair of command-line tool and pure Ruby library.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-bluefeather

Install ruby-bluefeather Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-bluefeather

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

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-bluefeather

How To Uninstall ruby-bluefeather on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-bluefeather

Uninstall ruby-bluefeather And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-bluefeather

Remove ruby-bluefeather Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-bluefeather

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

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

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

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Summary

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