How To Install ruby-github-markdown on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-github-markdown on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ruby-github-markdown
ruby-github-markdown is:
This package provides the self-contained Markdown parser used GitHub, with all their custom extensions.
The differences with traditional Markdown are presented on this webpage: https://help.github.com/articles/github-flavored-markdown/
There are three methods to install ruby-github-markdown 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-github-markdown 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-github-markdown using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-github-markdown
Install ruby-github-markdown Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-github-markdown using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-github-markdown
Install ruby-github-markdown 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-github-markdown using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-github-markdown
How To Uninstall ruby-github-markdown on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ruby-github-markdown package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-github-markdown
Uninstall ruby-github-markdown And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-github-markdown and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-github-markdown
Remove ruby-github-markdown Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-github-markdown configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-github-markdown
Remove ruby-github-markdown configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-github-markdown configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-github-markdown
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-github-markdown package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
