How To Install ruby-guard on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-guard on Ubuntu 22.04. ruby-guard is Commandline to easily handle events on file system modifications

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-guard on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is ruby-guard

ruby-guard is:

Guard automates various tasks by running custom rules whenever file or directories are modified. It’s frequently used by software developers, web designers, writers and other specialists to avoid mundane, repetitive actions and commands such as “relaunching” tools after changing source files or configurations.

Features:

  • File system changes handled by awesome Listen gem.
  • Support for visual system notifications.
  • Huge eco-system with more than 220 Guard plugins.
  • Tested against Ruby 2.2.8, 2.3.5, 2.4.2, JRuby & Rubinius.

There are three methods to install ruby-guard on Ubuntu 22.04. 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-guard 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-guard using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-guard

Install ruby-guard Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-guard

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

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-guard

How To Uninstall ruby-guard on Ubuntu 22.04

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-guard

Uninstall ruby-guard And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ruby-guard and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-guard

Remove ruby-guard Configurations and Data

To remove ruby-guard configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-guard

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

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

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

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-guard package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.