How To Install ruby-ipaddress on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-ipaddress on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ruby-ipaddress
ruby-ipaddress is:
IPAddress is a Ruby library designed to make manipulation of IPv4 and IPv6 addresses both powerful and simple. It maintains a layer of compatibility with Ruby’s own IPAddr, while addressing many of its issues.
There are three methods to install ruby-ipaddress 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-ipaddress 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-ipaddress using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-ipaddress
Install ruby-ipaddress Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-ipaddress using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-ipaddress
Install ruby-ipaddress 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-ipaddress using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-ipaddress
How To Uninstall ruby-ipaddress on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ruby-ipaddress package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-ipaddress
Uninstall ruby-ipaddress And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-ipaddress and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-ipaddress
Remove ruby-ipaddress Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-ipaddress configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-ipaddress
Remove ruby-ipaddress configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-ipaddress configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-ipaddress
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-ipaddress package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
