How To Install ruby-hamster on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-hamster on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ruby-hamster
ruby-hamster is:
Hamster collections are immutable. Whenever you modify a Hamster collection, the original is preserved and a modified copy is returned. This makes them inherently thread-safe and sharable.
There are three methods to install ruby-hamster 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-hamster 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-hamster using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-hamster
Install ruby-hamster Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-hamster using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-hamster
Install ruby-hamster 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-hamster using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-hamster
How To Uninstall ruby-hamster on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ruby-hamster package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-hamster
Uninstall ruby-hamster And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-hamster and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-hamster
Remove ruby-hamster Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-hamster configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-hamster
Remove ruby-hamster configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-hamster configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-hamster
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-hamster package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
