How To Install ruby-hike on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-hike on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ruby-hike
ruby-hike is:
Hike is a Ruby library for finding files in a set of paths.
There are three methods to install ruby-hike 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-hike 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-hike using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-hike
Install ruby-hike Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-hike using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-hike
Install ruby-hike 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-hike using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-hike
How To Uninstall ruby-hike on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ruby-hike package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-hike
Uninstall ruby-hike And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-hike and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-hike
Remove ruby-hike Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-hike configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-hike
Remove ruby-hike configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-hike configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-hike
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-hike package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
