How To Install ruby-licensee on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-licensee on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ruby-licensee
ruby-licensee is:
Licensee automates the process of reading LICENSE files and compares their contents to known licenses using a fancy maths.
There are three methods to install ruby-licensee 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-licensee 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-licensee using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-licensee
Install ruby-licensee Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-licensee using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-licensee
Install ruby-licensee 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-licensee using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-licensee
How To Uninstall ruby-licensee on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ruby-licensee package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-licensee
Uninstall ruby-licensee And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-licensee and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-licensee
Remove ruby-licensee Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-licensee configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-licensee
Remove ruby-licensee configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-licensee configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-licensee
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-licensee package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
