How To Install ruby-gpgme on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-gpgme on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ruby-gpgme
ruby-gpgme is:
GnuPG Made Easy (GPGME) is a library designed to make access to GnuPG easier for applications. It provides a High-Level Crypto API for encryption, decryption, signing, signature verification and key management.
There are three methods to install ruby-gpgme 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-gpgme 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-gpgme using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-gpgme
Install ruby-gpgme Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-gpgme using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-gpgme
Install ruby-gpgme 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-gpgme using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-gpgme
How To Uninstall ruby-gpgme on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ruby-gpgme package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-gpgme
Uninstall ruby-gpgme And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-gpgme and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-gpgme
Remove ruby-gpgme Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-gpgme configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-gpgme
Remove ruby-gpgme configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-gpgme configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-gpgme
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-gpgme package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
