How To Install ruby-ngraph on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-ngraph on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ruby-ngraph
ruby-ngraph is:
This library provides an API to use ngraph-gtk. Ngraph is the program to create scientific 2-dimensional graphs for researchers and engineers. This program can create advanced graphs which can’t be created by spreadsheets. Graphs can be exported to postscript.
This package contains a library for using ngraph-gtk in Ruby programs.
There are three methods to install ruby-ngraph 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-ngraph 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-ngraph using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-ngraph
Install ruby-ngraph Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-ngraph using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-ngraph
Install ruby-ngraph 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-ngraph using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-ngraph
How To Uninstall ruby-ngraph on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ruby-ngraph package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-ngraph
Uninstall ruby-ngraph And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-ngraph and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-ngraph
Remove ruby-ngraph Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-ngraph configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-ngraph
Remove ruby-ngraph configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-ngraph configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-ngraph
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-ngraph package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
