How To Install ruby-net-irc on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-net-irc on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ruby-net-irc
ruby-net-irc is:
The “net-irc” is a library for implementing IRC server(for gateway and web services) and client(for bot).
This is mostly conform to RFC 1459 but partly not for convenience.
There are three methods to install ruby-net-irc 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-net-irc 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-net-irc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-net-irc
Install ruby-net-irc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-net-irc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-net-irc
Install ruby-net-irc 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-net-irc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-net-irc
How To Uninstall ruby-net-irc on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ruby-net-irc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-net-irc
Uninstall ruby-net-irc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-net-irc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-net-irc
Remove ruby-net-irc Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-net-irc configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-net-irc
Remove ruby-net-irc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-net-irc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-net-irc
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-net-irc package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
