How To Install ruby-org on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-org on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ruby-org
ruby-org is:
An Emacs org-mode parser written in Ruby. The most significant thing this library does today is convert org-mode files to HTML or Textile. Currently, you cannot do much to customize the conversion. The supplied textile conversion is optimized for extracting “content” from the orgfile as opposed to “metadata.”
There are three methods to install ruby-org 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-org 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-org using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-org
Install ruby-org Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-org using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-org
Install ruby-org 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-org using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-org
How To Uninstall ruby-org on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ruby-org package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-org
Uninstall ruby-org And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-org and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-org
Remove ruby-org Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-org configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-org
Remove ruby-org configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-org configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-org
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-org package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
