How To Install ruby-oily-png on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-oily-png on Ubuntu 18.04. ruby-oily-png is native mixin to speed up ChunkyPNG

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-oily-png on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is ruby-oily-png

ruby-oily-png is:

OilyPNG is a Ruby C extension to speed up the pure Ruby ChunkyPNG library. It is a standalone module, so it does not require LibPNG, ImageMagick or any other library. Currently it has an alternative implementation of decoding and encoding PNGs, making these operations much faster, especially for PNG images that apply filtering.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-oily-png

Install ruby-oily-png Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-oily-png

Install ruby-oily-png 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-oily-png using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-oily-png

How To Uninstall ruby-oily-png on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the ruby-oily-png package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ruby-oily-png

Uninstall ruby-oily-png And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-oily-png

Remove ruby-oily-png Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-oily-png

Remove ruby-oily-png configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-oily-png

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Summary

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