How To Install ruby-rbpdf-font on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-rbpdf-font on Ubuntu 18.04. ruby-rbpdf-font is Ruby library for PDF generation (font definitions)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-rbpdf-font on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is ruby-rbpdf-font

ruby-rbpdf-font is:

This package provides a template plugin allowing the inclusion of ERB-enabled RBPDF template files, what can be used for example to generate PDF files in web applications.

This package provides the font definitions for ruby-rbpdf.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-rbpdf-font

Install ruby-rbpdf-font Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-rbpdf-font

Install ruby-rbpdf-font 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-rbpdf-font using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-rbpdf-font

How To Uninstall ruby-rbpdf-font on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the ruby-rbpdf-font package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ruby-rbpdf-font

Uninstall ruby-rbpdf-font And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-rbpdf-font

Remove ruby-rbpdf-font Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-rbpdf-font

Remove ruby-rbpdf-font configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-rbpdf-font

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Summary

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