How To Install ruby-romkan on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-romkan on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ruby-romkan
ruby-romkan is:
Ruby/Romkan is a Romaji <-> Kana conversion library for Ruby. It can convert a Japanese Romaji string to a Japanese Kana string or vice versa.
There are three methods to install ruby-romkan 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-romkan 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-romkan using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-romkan
Install ruby-romkan Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-romkan using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-romkan
Install ruby-romkan 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-romkan using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-romkan
How To Uninstall ruby-romkan on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ruby-romkan package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-romkan
Uninstall ruby-romkan And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-romkan and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-romkan
Remove ruby-romkan Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-romkan configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-romkan
Remove ruby-romkan configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-romkan configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-romkan
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-romkan package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
