How To Install ruby-hoe on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-hoe on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ruby-hoe
ruby-hoe is:
Hoe is a rake/rubygems helper for project Rakefiles. It helps you manage and maintain, and release your project and includes a dynamic plug-in system allowing for easy extensibility. Hoe ships with plug-ins for all your usual project tasks including rdoc generation, testing, packaging, and deployment.
There are three methods to install ruby-hoe 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-hoe 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-hoe using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-hoe
Install ruby-hoe Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-hoe using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-hoe
Install ruby-hoe 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-hoe using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-hoe
How To Uninstall ruby-hoe on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ruby-hoe package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-hoe
Uninstall ruby-hoe And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-hoe and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-hoe
Remove ruby-hoe Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-hoe configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-hoe
Remove ruby-hoe configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-hoe configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-hoe
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-hoe package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
