How To Install ruby-rqrcode on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-rqrcode
on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ruby-rqrcode
ruby-rqrcode is:
rQRCode is a standalone, pure-Ruby library for generating QRCodes (2D barcodes). The simple interface allows you to create QR Code data structures ready to be displayed in the way you choose.
There are three methods to install ruby-rqrcode
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-rqrcode 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-rqrcode
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-rqrcode
Install ruby-rqrcode Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-rqrcode
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-rqrcode
Install ruby-rqrcode 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-rqrcode
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-rqrcode
How To Uninstall ruby-rqrcode on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ruby-rqrcode
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-rqrcode
Uninstall ruby-rqrcode And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-rqrcode
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-rqrcode
Remove ruby-rqrcode Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-rqrcode
configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-rqrcode
Remove ruby-rqrcode configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-rqrcode
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-rqrcode
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-rqrcode
package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.