How To Install ruby-diffy on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-diffy on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ruby-diffy
ruby-diffy is:
Diffy is a Ruby library providing a convenient way to generate a diff from two strings or files.
Instead of reimplementing the LCS diff algorithm, Diffy uses battle tested Unix diff to generate diffs, and focuses on providing a convenient interface.
There are three methods to install ruby-diffy 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-diffy 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-diffy using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-diffy
Install ruby-diffy Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-diffy using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-diffy
Install ruby-diffy 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-diffy using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-diffy
How To Uninstall ruby-diffy on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ruby-diffy package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-diffy
Uninstall ruby-diffy And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-diffy and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-diffy
Remove ruby-diffy Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-diffy configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-diffy
Remove ruby-diffy configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-diffy configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-diffy
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-diffy package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
