How To Install ruby-parseconfig on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-parseconfig on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ruby-parseconfig
ruby-parseconfig is:
ParseConfig provides simple parsing of standard configuration files in the form of ‘param = value’. It also supports nested [group] sections.
There are three methods to install ruby-parseconfig 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-parseconfig 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-parseconfig using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-parseconfig
Install ruby-parseconfig Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-parseconfig using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-parseconfig
Install ruby-parseconfig 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-parseconfig using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-parseconfig
How To Uninstall ruby-parseconfig on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ruby-parseconfig package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-parseconfig
Uninstall ruby-parseconfig And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-parseconfig and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-parseconfig
Remove ruby-parseconfig Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-parseconfig configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-parseconfig
Remove ruby-parseconfig configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-parseconfig configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-parseconfig
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-parseconfig package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
