How To Install ruby-subexec on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-subexec
on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is ruby-subexec
ruby-subexec is:
Subexec is a simple library that spawns an external command. It has an optional timeout parameter, useful for libraries which are wrappers for external command line programs and which may sometimes fail ever to return control back to the original process. Ruby-Versions: all
There are three methods to install ruby-subexec
on Ubuntu 20.04. 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-subexec 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-subexec
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-subexec
Install ruby-subexec Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-subexec
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-subexec
Install ruby-subexec 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-subexec
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-subexec
How To Uninstall ruby-subexec on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the ruby-subexec
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-subexec
Uninstall ruby-subexec And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-subexec
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-subexec
Remove ruby-subexec Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-subexec
configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-subexec
Remove ruby-subexec configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-subexec
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-subexec
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-subexec
package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.