How To Install ruby-rails-assets-jquery.slimscroll on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-rails-assets-jquery.slimscroll on Ubuntu 18.04. ruby-rails-assets-jquery.slimscroll is provide slimScroll jQuery plugin via rails asset pipeleine

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-rails-assets-jquery.slimscroll on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is ruby-rails-assets-jquery.slimscroll

ruby-rails-assets-jquery.slimscroll is:

slimScroll is a small jQuery plugin that transforms any div into a scrollable area. slimScroll doesn’t occupy any visual space as it only appears on a user initiated mouse-over.

This package is based on rubygem autogenerated by rails-assets.org from its bower package.

There are three methods to install ruby-rails-assets-jquery.slimscroll 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-rails-assets-jquery.slimscroll 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-rails-assets-jquery.slimscroll using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-rails-assets-jquery.slimscroll

Install ruby-rails-assets-jquery.slimscroll Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install ruby-rails-assets-jquery.slimscroll using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install ruby-rails-assets-jquery.slimscroll

Install ruby-rails-assets-jquery.slimscroll 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-rails-assets-jquery.slimscroll using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-rails-assets-jquery.slimscroll

How To Uninstall ruby-rails-assets-jquery.slimscroll on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the ruby-rails-assets-jquery.slimscroll package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ruby-rails-assets-jquery.slimscroll

Uninstall ruby-rails-assets-jquery.slimscroll And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ruby-rails-assets-jquery.slimscroll and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-rails-assets-jquery.slimscroll

Remove ruby-rails-assets-jquery.slimscroll Configurations and Data

To remove ruby-rails-assets-jquery.slimscroll configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-rails-assets-jquery.slimscroll

Remove ruby-rails-assets-jquery.slimscroll configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove ruby-rails-assets-jquery.slimscroll configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-rails-assets-jquery.slimscroll

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Summary

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