How To Install ruby-rubyvis on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-rubyvis on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ruby-rubyvis
ruby-rubyvis is:
Ruby port of Protovis.
Protovis composes custom views of data with simple marks such as bars and dots. Unlike low-level graphics libraries that quickly become tedious for visualization, Protovis defines marks through dynamic properties that encode data, allowing inheritance, scales and layouts to simplify construction.
This library implements almost completely core API of protovis, including all static marks, SVG builder class and data classes.
There are three methods to install ruby-rubyvis 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-rubyvis 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-rubyvis using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-rubyvis
Install ruby-rubyvis Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-rubyvis using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-rubyvis
Install ruby-rubyvis 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-rubyvis using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-rubyvis
How To Uninstall ruby-rubyvis on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ruby-rubyvis package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-rubyvis
Uninstall ruby-rubyvis And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-rubyvis and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-rubyvis
Remove ruby-rubyvis Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-rubyvis configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-rubyvis
Remove ruby-rubyvis configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-rubyvis configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-rubyvis
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-rubyvis package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
