How To Install ruby-stringex on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-stringex on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ruby-stringex
ruby-stringex is:
Some useful extensions to Ruby’s String class. Stringex is made up of three libraries:
- ActsAsUrl: permalink solution with better character translation
- Unidecoder: Unicode to ASCII transliteration
- StringExtensions: miscellaneous helper methods for the String class
There are three methods to install ruby-stringex 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-stringex 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-stringex using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-stringex
Install ruby-stringex Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-stringex using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-stringex
Install ruby-stringex 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-stringex using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-stringex
How To Uninstall ruby-stringex on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ruby-stringex package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-stringex
Uninstall ruby-stringex And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-stringex and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-stringex
Remove ruby-stringex Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-stringex configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-stringex
Remove ruby-stringex configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-stringex configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-stringex
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-stringex package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
