How To Install ruby-rb-inotify on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-rb-inotify on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ruby-rb-inotify
ruby-rb-inotify is:
This Ruby library is a simple wrapper over inotify, a Linux kernel subsystem that acts to extend filesystems to notice changes to the filesystem, and report those changes to applications.
There are three methods to install ruby-rb-inotify 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-rb-inotify 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-rb-inotify using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-rb-inotify
Install ruby-rb-inotify Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-rb-inotify using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-rb-inotify
Install ruby-rb-inotify 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-rb-inotify using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-rb-inotify
How To Uninstall ruby-rb-inotify on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ruby-rb-inotify package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-rb-inotify
Uninstall ruby-rb-inotify And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-rb-inotify and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-rb-inotify
Remove ruby-rb-inotify Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-rb-inotify configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-rb-inotify
Remove ruby-rb-inotify configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-rb-inotify configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-rb-inotify
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-rb-inotify package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
