How To Install ruby-scanf on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-scanf
on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is ruby-scanf
ruby-scanf is:
scanf is an implementation of the C function scanf(3), modified as necessary for Ruby compatibility.
The methods provided are String#scanf, IO#scanf, and Kernel#scanf. Kernel#scanf is a wrapper around STDIN.scanf. IO#scanf can be used on any IO stream, including file handles and sockets. scanf can be called either with or without a block.
There are three methods to install ruby-scanf
on Ubuntu 22.04. 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-scanf 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-scanf
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-scanf
Install ruby-scanf Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-scanf
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-scanf
Install ruby-scanf 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-scanf
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-scanf
How To Uninstall ruby-scanf on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the ruby-scanf
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-scanf
Uninstall ruby-scanf And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-scanf
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-scanf
Remove ruby-scanf Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-scanf
configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-scanf
Remove ruby-scanf configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-scanf
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-scanf
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-scanf
package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.