How To Install ruby-emot on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-emot on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ruby-emot
ruby-emot is:
Yet another emoji handler for Ruby. It contains 870 emojis with its name and codepoint, but not contains emoji fonts or images.
All names of emojis are from “Emoji cheat sheet for Campfire and GitHub”
There are three methods to install ruby-emot 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-emot 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-emot using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-emot
Install ruby-emot Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-emot using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-emot
Install ruby-emot 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-emot using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-emot
How To Uninstall ruby-emot on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ruby-emot package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-emot
Uninstall ruby-emot And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-emot and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-emot
Remove ruby-emot Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-emot configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-emot
Remove ruby-emot configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-emot configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-emot
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-emot package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
