How To Install ruby-powerpack on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-powerpack on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ruby-powerpack
ruby-powerpack is:
Powerpack offers some useful extensions to the standard Ruby classes (kind of like ActiveSupport, but less ambitious and more modular). Powerpack add some extensions on Array, Enumerable, Hash, Numeric and String core classes.
There are three methods to install ruby-powerpack 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-powerpack 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-powerpack using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-powerpack
Install ruby-powerpack Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-powerpack using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-powerpack
Install ruby-powerpack 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-powerpack using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-powerpack
How To Uninstall ruby-powerpack on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ruby-powerpack package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-powerpack
Uninstall ruby-powerpack And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-powerpack and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-powerpack
Remove ruby-powerpack Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-powerpack configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-powerpack
Remove ruby-powerpack configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-powerpack configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-powerpack
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-powerpack package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
