How To Install ruby-launchy-shim on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-launchy-shim on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ruby-launchy-shim
ruby-launchy-shim is:
Launchy is a helper class for launching a web browser in a fire and forget manner from Ruby programs. This is a minimal shim that replaces the original Launchy on Debian, without all the code to support non-Debian systems.
There are three methods to install ruby-launchy-shim 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-launchy-shim 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-launchy-shim using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-launchy-shim
Install ruby-launchy-shim Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-launchy-shim using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-launchy-shim
Install ruby-launchy-shim 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-launchy-shim using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-launchy-shim
How To Uninstall ruby-launchy-shim on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ruby-launchy-shim package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-launchy-shim
Uninstall ruby-launchy-shim And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-launchy-shim and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-launchy-shim
Remove ruby-launchy-shim Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-launchy-shim configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-launchy-shim
Remove ruby-launchy-shim configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-launchy-shim configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-launchy-shim
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-launchy-shim package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
