How To Install ruby-gdk3 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-gdk3 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ruby-gdk3
ruby-gdk3 is:
GDK is a computer graphics library that acts as a wrapper around the low-level drawing and windowing functions provided by the underlying graphics system. It is mainly use by GTK+ 3.
This package contains libraries for using GDK 3 with the Ruby programming language.
There are three methods to install ruby-gdk3 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-gdk3 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-gdk3 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-gdk3
Install ruby-gdk3 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-gdk3 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-gdk3
Install ruby-gdk3 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-gdk3 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-gdk3
How To Uninstall ruby-gdk3 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ruby-gdk3 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-gdk3
Uninstall ruby-gdk3 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-gdk3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-gdk3
Remove ruby-gdk3 Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-gdk3 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-gdk3
Remove ruby-gdk3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-gdk3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-gdk3
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-gdk3 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
