How To Install ruby-term-ansicolor on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-term-ansicolor on Ubuntu 18.04. ruby-term-ansicolor is Ruby library that colors strings using ANSI escape sequences

Introduction

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

What is ruby-term-ansicolor

ruby-term-ansicolor is:

Small Ruby library that colors strings using ANSI escape sequences. It’s possible to use constants or unary functions. Block-forms also autoreset at the block’s end. It’s also possible to use this module as a mixin for classes of objects that respond to :to_str, e.g. String.

This package is part of the Ruby library extras, a supplement to Ruby’s standard library.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-term-ansicolor

Install ruby-term-ansicolor Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-term-ansicolor

Install ruby-term-ansicolor 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-term-ansicolor using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-term-ansicolor

How To Uninstall ruby-term-ansicolor on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-term-ansicolor

Uninstall ruby-term-ansicolor And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-term-ansicolor

Remove ruby-term-ansicolor Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-term-ansicolor

Remove ruby-term-ansicolor configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-term-ansicolor

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Summary

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