How To Install ruby-hashdiff on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-hashdiff on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ruby-hashdiff
ruby-hashdiff is:
Given two Hashes A and B, HashDiff will calculate the smallest modification that can be made to change A into B.
There are three methods to install ruby-hashdiff 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-hashdiff 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-hashdiff using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-hashdiff
Install ruby-hashdiff Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-hashdiff using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-hashdiff
Install ruby-hashdiff 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-hashdiff using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-hashdiff
How To Uninstall ruby-hashdiff on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ruby-hashdiff package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-hashdiff
Uninstall ruby-hashdiff And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-hashdiff and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-hashdiff
Remove ruby-hashdiff Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-hashdiff configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-hashdiff
Remove ruby-hashdiff configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-hashdiff configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-hashdiff
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-hashdiff package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
