How To Install ruby-columnize on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-columnize on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ruby-columnize
ruby-columnize is:
In showing a long lists, sometimes one would prefer to see the value arranged aligned in columns. Some examples include listing methods of an object or debugger commands. This Ruby library helps in aligning so.
See Examples in the rdoc documentation for examples.
There are three methods to install ruby-columnize 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-columnize 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-columnize using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-columnize
Install ruby-columnize Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-columnize using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-columnize
Install ruby-columnize 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-columnize using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-columnize
How To Uninstall ruby-columnize on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ruby-columnize package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-columnize
Uninstall ruby-columnize And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-columnize and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-columnize
Remove ruby-columnize Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-columnize configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-columnize
Remove ruby-columnize configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-columnize configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-columnize
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-columnize package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
