How To Install ruby-gir-ffi on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-gir-ffi
on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is ruby-gir-ffi
ruby-gir-ffi is:
GObject is an abstraction layer that allows programming with an object paradigm that is compatible with many languages.
This package contains the dynamic Ruby binding generator
for libraries that support gobject-introspection, i. e.
which ship a gir1.2-
There are three methods to install ruby-gir-ffi
on Ubuntu 20.04. 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-gir-ffi 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-gir-ffi
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-gir-ffi
Install ruby-gir-ffi Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-gir-ffi
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-gir-ffi
Install ruby-gir-ffi 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-gir-ffi
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-gir-ffi
How To Uninstall ruby-gir-ffi on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the ruby-gir-ffi
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-gir-ffi
Uninstall ruby-gir-ffi And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-gir-ffi
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-gir-ffi
Remove ruby-gir-ffi Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-gir-ffi
configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-gir-ffi
Remove ruby-gir-ffi configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-gir-ffi
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-gir-ffi
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-gir-ffi
package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.