How To Install ruby-clutter-gdk on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-clutter-gdk on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ruby-clutter-gdk
ruby-clutter-gdk is:
Clutter-Gdk is a library for GDK specific API of Clutter. This library provides some specific API, allowing integration with the GDK API for manipulating the stage window and handling events outside of Clutter.
This package contains libraries for using Clutter-Gdk with the Ruby language.
There are three methods to install ruby-clutter-gdk 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-clutter-gdk 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-clutter-gdk using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-clutter-gdk
Install ruby-clutter-gdk Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-clutter-gdk using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-clutter-gdk
Install ruby-clutter-gdk 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-clutter-gdk using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-clutter-gdk
How To Uninstall ruby-clutter-gdk on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ruby-clutter-gdk package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-clutter-gdk
Uninstall ruby-clutter-gdk And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-clutter-gdk and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-clutter-gdk
Remove ruby-clutter-gdk Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-clutter-gdk configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-clutter-gdk
Remove ruby-clutter-gdk configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-clutter-gdk configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-clutter-gdk
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-clutter-gdk package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
