How To Install ruby-gtksourceview3 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-gtksourceview3 on Ubuntu 18.04. ruby-gtksourceview3 is GtkSourceView3 bindings for the Ruby language

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-gtksourceview3 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is ruby-gtksourceview3

ruby-gtksourceview3 is:

GTKSourceView3 is a text widget that extends the standard GTK+ text widget.

This package contains libraries for using the GtkSourceView3 text widget with syntax highlighting and other features typical of a source code editor in the Ruby programming language.

There are three methods to install ruby-gtksourceview3 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-gtksourceview3 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-gtksourceview3 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-gtksourceview3

Install ruby-gtksourceview3 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install ruby-gtksourceview3 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install ruby-gtksourceview3

Install ruby-gtksourceview3 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-gtksourceview3 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-gtksourceview3

How To Uninstall ruby-gtksourceview3 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the ruby-gtksourceview3 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ruby-gtksourceview3

Uninstall ruby-gtksourceview3 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ruby-gtksourceview3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-gtksourceview3

Remove ruby-gtksourceview3 Configurations and Data

To remove ruby-gtksourceview3 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-gtksourceview3

Remove ruby-gtksourceview3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove ruby-gtksourceview3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-gtksourceview3

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-gtksourceview3 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.