How To Install ruby-open4 on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-open4 on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is ruby-open4
ruby-open4 is:
Open4 lets you open child process with handles on pid, stdin, stdout, and stderr: manage child processes and their I/O handles easily. Ruby-Versions: all
There are three methods to install ruby-open4 on Ubuntu 20.04. 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-open4 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-open4 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-open4
Install ruby-open4 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-open4 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-open4
Install ruby-open4 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-open4 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-open4
How To Uninstall ruby-open4 on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the ruby-open4 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-open4
Uninstall ruby-open4 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-open4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-open4
Remove ruby-open4 Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-open4 configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-open4
Remove ruby-open4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-open4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-open4
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-open4 package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.