How To Install ruby-googlecharts on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-googlecharts on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ruby-googlecharts
ruby-googlecharts is:
Googlecharts is a nice and simple wrapper for the Google Chart API. It allows one to draw a large variety of kinds of graphs such as bars or pies.
This library relies on external code hosted on Google servers, accessed through this API.
There are three methods to install ruby-googlecharts 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-googlecharts 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-googlecharts using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-googlecharts
Install ruby-googlecharts Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-googlecharts using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-googlecharts
Install ruby-googlecharts 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-googlecharts using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-googlecharts
How To Uninstall ruby-googlecharts on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ruby-googlecharts package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-googlecharts
Uninstall ruby-googlecharts And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-googlecharts and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-googlecharts
Remove ruby-googlecharts Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-googlecharts configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-googlecharts
Remove ruby-googlecharts configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-googlecharts configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-googlecharts
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-googlecharts package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
