How To Install ruby-exif on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-exif on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ruby-exif
ruby-exif is:
ruby-exif is a library for parsing, editing, and saving EXIF data. You can retrieve useful information from EXIF tags contained in images created by recording equipments(for example, digital camera).
ruby-exif provides a simple interface to this library.
There are three methods to install ruby-exif 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-exif 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-exif using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-exif
Install ruby-exif Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-exif using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-exif
Install ruby-exif 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-exif using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-exif
How To Uninstall ruby-exif on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ruby-exif package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-exif
Uninstall ruby-exif And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-exif and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-exif
Remove ruby-exif Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-exif configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-exif
Remove ruby-exif configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-exif configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-exif
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-exif package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
