How To Install ruby-mixlib-versioning on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-mixlib-versioning on Ubuntu 18.04. ruby-mixlib-versioning is Ruby library to parse, compare and manipulate version strings

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-mixlib-versioning on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is ruby-mixlib-versioning

ruby-mixlib-versioning is:

General purpose Ruby library that allows you to parse, compare and manipulate version strings in multiple formats.

There are three methods to install ruby-mixlib-versioning 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-mixlib-versioning 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-mixlib-versioning using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-mixlib-versioning

Install ruby-mixlib-versioning Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install ruby-mixlib-versioning using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install ruby-mixlib-versioning

Install ruby-mixlib-versioning 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-mixlib-versioning using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-mixlib-versioning

How To Uninstall ruby-mixlib-versioning on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the ruby-mixlib-versioning package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ruby-mixlib-versioning

Uninstall ruby-mixlib-versioning And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ruby-mixlib-versioning and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-mixlib-versioning

Remove ruby-mixlib-versioning Configurations and Data

To remove ruby-mixlib-versioning configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-mixlib-versioning

Remove ruby-mixlib-versioning configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove ruby-mixlib-versioning configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-mixlib-versioning

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-mixlib-versioning package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.