How To Install ruby-multibitnums-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-multibitnums-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04. ruby-multibitnums-dbg is extension library for integers with arbitrary bit lengths (debugging symbols)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-multibitnums-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is ruby-multibitnums-dbg

ruby-multibitnums-dbg is:

Multibitnums is Ruby class library, handling multiple multi-bit data packed in a C string. The number of bits is fixed to an arbitrary value. For example, it can accommodate 11-bit integers.

This package is provided primarily to provide a backtrace with names in a debugger, this makes it somewhat easier to interpret core dumps. Most people will not need this package.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-multibitnums-dbg

Install ruby-multibitnums-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-multibitnums-dbg

Install ruby-multibitnums-dbg 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-multibitnums-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-multibitnums-dbg

How To Uninstall ruby-multibitnums-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the ruby-multibitnums-dbg package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ruby-multibitnums-dbg

Uninstall ruby-multibitnums-dbg And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-multibitnums-dbg

Remove ruby-multibitnums-dbg Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-multibitnums-dbg

Remove ruby-multibitnums-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-multibitnums-dbg

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Summary

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