How To Install ruby-semantic-puppet on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-semantic-puppet on Ubuntu 18.04. ruby-semantic-puppet is Useful tools for working with semantic versions with Puppet

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-semantic-puppet on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is ruby-semantic-puppet

ruby-semantic-puppet is:

Tools used by Puppet to parse, validate, and compare semantic versions and version ranges and to query and resolve module dependencies.

This library is used by a number of Puppet Labs projects, including Puppet and r10k.

There are three methods to install ruby-semantic-puppet 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-semantic-puppet 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-semantic-puppet using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-semantic-puppet

Install ruby-semantic-puppet Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install ruby-semantic-puppet using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install ruby-semantic-puppet

Install ruby-semantic-puppet 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-semantic-puppet using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-semantic-puppet

How To Uninstall ruby-semantic-puppet on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the ruby-semantic-puppet package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ruby-semantic-puppet

Uninstall ruby-semantic-puppet And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ruby-semantic-puppet and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-semantic-puppet

Remove ruby-semantic-puppet Configurations and Data

To remove ruby-semantic-puppet configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-semantic-puppet

Remove ruby-semantic-puppet configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove ruby-semantic-puppet configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-semantic-puppet

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-semantic-puppet package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.