How To Install ruby-multibitnums on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-multibitnums on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ruby-multibitnums
ruby-multibitnums 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.
There are three methods to install ruby-multibitnums 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 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 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-multibitnums
Install ruby-multibitnums Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-multibitnums using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-multibitnums
Install ruby-multibitnums 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 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-multibitnums
How To Uninstall ruby-multibitnums on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ruby-multibitnums package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-multibitnums
Uninstall ruby-multibitnums And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-multibitnums 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
Remove ruby-multibitnums Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-multibitnums configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-multibitnums
Remove ruby-multibitnums configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-multibitnums configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-multibitnums
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-multibitnums package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
