How To Install ruby-broccoli on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-broccoli on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ruby-broccoli
ruby-broccoli is:
This package provides a Ruby extension for Broccoli, Bro’s client communication library. In general, the bindings provide the same functionality as Broccoli’s C API.
There are three methods to install ruby-broccoli 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-broccoli 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-broccoli using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-broccoli
Install ruby-broccoli Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-broccoli using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-broccoli
Install ruby-broccoli 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-broccoli using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-broccoli
How To Uninstall ruby-broccoli on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ruby-broccoli package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-broccoli
Uninstall ruby-broccoli And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-broccoli and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-broccoli
Remove ruby-broccoli Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-broccoli configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-broccoli
Remove ruby-broccoli configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-broccoli configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-broccoli
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-broccoli package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
