How To Install ruby-sys-filesystem on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-sys-filesystem on Ubuntu 18.04. ruby-sys-filesystem is ruby interface for getting file system information.

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-sys-filesystem on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is ruby-sys-filesystem

ruby-sys-filesystem is:

The sys-filesystem library provides a cross-platform interface for gathering filesystem information, such as disk space and mount point data.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-sys-filesystem

Install ruby-sys-filesystem Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-sys-filesystem

Install ruby-sys-filesystem 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-sys-filesystem using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-sys-filesystem

How To Uninstall ruby-sys-filesystem on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the ruby-sys-filesystem package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ruby-sys-filesystem

Uninstall ruby-sys-filesystem And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-sys-filesystem

Remove ruby-sys-filesystem Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-sys-filesystem

Remove ruby-sys-filesystem configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-sys-filesystem

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Summary

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