How To Install ruby-sass on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-sass on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ruby-sass
ruby-sass is:
Sass makes CSS fun again. Sass is an extension of CSS3, adding nested rules, variables, mixins, selector inheritance, and more.
It’s translated to well-formatted, standard CSS using the command line tool or a web-framework plugin.
There are three methods to install ruby-sass 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-sass 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-sass using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-sass
Install ruby-sass Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-sass using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-sass
Install ruby-sass 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-sass using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-sass
How To Uninstall ruby-sass on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ruby-sass package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-sass
Uninstall ruby-sass And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-sass and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-sass
Remove ruby-sass Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-sass configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-sass
Remove ruby-sass configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-sass configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-sass
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-sass package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
