How To Install ruby-termios on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-termios on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ruby-termios
ruby-termios is:
Ruby-termios is a wrapper for the termios(3) interface. It can be included into IO-family classes and extends IO-family objects. In addition, the methods can used as module function.
There are three methods to install ruby-termios 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-termios 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-termios using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-termios
Install ruby-termios Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-termios using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-termios
Install ruby-termios 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-termios using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-termios
How To Uninstall ruby-termios on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ruby-termios package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-termios
Uninstall ruby-termios And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-termios and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-termios
Remove ruby-termios Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-termios configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-termios
Remove ruby-termios configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-termios configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-termios
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-termios package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
