How To Install ruby-tdiff on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-tdiff on Ubuntu 18.04. ruby-tdiff is Calculates the differences between two tree-like structures

Introduction

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

What is ruby-tdiff

ruby-tdiff is:

Tdiff calculates the differences between two tree-like structures. It is similar to Rubys built-in TSort module.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-tdiff

Install ruby-tdiff Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-tdiff

Install ruby-tdiff 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-tdiff using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-tdiff

How To Uninstall ruby-tdiff on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-tdiff

Uninstall ruby-tdiff And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-tdiff

Remove ruby-tdiff Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-tdiff

Remove ruby-tdiff configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-tdiff

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Summary

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