How To Install ruby-public-suffix on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-public-suffix on Ubuntu 18.04. ruby-public-suffix is Domain name parser based on the Public Suffix List

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-public-suffix on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is ruby-public-suffix

ruby-public-suffix is:

PublicSuffix can parse and decompose a domain name into top level domain, domain and subdomains.

There are three methods to install ruby-public-suffix 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-public-suffix 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-public-suffix using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-public-suffix

Install ruby-public-suffix Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install ruby-public-suffix using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install ruby-public-suffix

Install ruby-public-suffix 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-public-suffix using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-public-suffix

How To Uninstall ruby-public-suffix on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the ruby-public-suffix package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ruby-public-suffix

Uninstall ruby-public-suffix And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ruby-public-suffix and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-public-suffix

Remove ruby-public-suffix Configurations and Data

To remove ruby-public-suffix configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-public-suffix

Remove ruby-public-suffix configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove ruby-public-suffix configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-public-suffix

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-public-suffix package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.