How To Install ruby-descendants-tracker on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-descendants-tracker on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ruby-descendants-tracker
ruby-descendants-tracker is:
This package provides a Ruby module that allows one to track descendants of a given class, in a unobtrusive way.
There are three methods to install ruby-descendants-tracker 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-descendants-tracker 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-descendants-tracker using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-descendants-tracker
Install ruby-descendants-tracker Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-descendants-tracker using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-descendants-tracker
Install ruby-descendants-tracker 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-descendants-tracker using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-descendants-tracker
How To Uninstall ruby-descendants-tracker on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ruby-descendants-tracker package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-descendants-tracker
Uninstall ruby-descendants-tracker And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-descendants-tracker and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-descendants-tracker
Remove ruby-descendants-tracker Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-descendants-tracker configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-descendants-tracker
Remove ruby-descendants-tracker configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-descendants-tracker configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-descendants-tracker
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-descendants-tracker package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
