How To Install ruby-gherkin on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-gherkin on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ruby-gherkin
ruby-gherkin is:
Gherkin is a language for writing software acceptance tests in an executable scripting language that looks like structured natural language. It was created in the context of the cucumber project.
There are three methods to install ruby-gherkin 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-gherkin 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-gherkin using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-gherkin
Install ruby-gherkin Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-gherkin using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-gherkin
Install ruby-gherkin 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-gherkin using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-gherkin
How To Uninstall ruby-gherkin on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ruby-gherkin package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-gherkin
Uninstall ruby-gherkin And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-gherkin and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-gherkin
Remove ruby-gherkin Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-gherkin configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-gherkin
Remove ruby-gherkin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-gherkin configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-gherkin
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-gherkin package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
