How To Install ruby-plist on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-plist on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ruby-plist
ruby-plist is:
Plist is a library to manipulate Property List files, also known as plists. It can parse plist files into native Ruby data structures as well as generating new plist files from your Ruby objects.
There are three methods to install ruby-plist 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-plist 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-plist using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-plist
Install ruby-plist Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-plist using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-plist
Install ruby-plist 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-plist using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-plist
How To Uninstall ruby-plist on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ruby-plist package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-plist
Uninstall ruby-plist And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-plist and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-plist
Remove ruby-plist Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-plist configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-plist
Remove ruby-plist configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-plist configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-plist
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-plist package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
