How To Install ruby-ncurses on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-ncurses on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ruby-ncurses
ruby-ncurses is:
All C functions are wrapped by module functions of the module “Ncurses”, with exactly the same name. Additionally, C functions expecting a WINDOW* as their first argument can also be called as methods of the “Ncurses::WINDOW” class.
The panel library (for support of overlapping windows) is also wrapped, in the module “Ncurses::Panel”.
This module is built with wide character support.
There are three methods to install ruby-ncurses 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-ncurses 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-ncurses using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-ncurses
Install ruby-ncurses Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-ncurses using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-ncurses
Install ruby-ncurses 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-ncurses using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-ncurses
How To Uninstall ruby-ncurses on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ruby-ncurses package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-ncurses
Uninstall ruby-ncurses And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-ncurses and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-ncurses
Remove ruby-ncurses Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-ncurses configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-ncurses
Remove ruby-ncurses configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-ncurses configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-ncurses
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-ncurses package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
