How To Install ruby-text-table on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-text-table on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ruby-text-table
ruby-text-table is:
This Ruby library allows one to easily create and format plain text tables.
It offers support for table headers and footers, and various format and alignment options.
There are three methods to install ruby-text-table 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-text-table 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-text-table using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-text-table
Install ruby-text-table Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-text-table using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-text-table
Install ruby-text-table 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-text-table using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-text-table
How To Uninstall ruby-text-table on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ruby-text-table package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-text-table
Uninstall ruby-text-table And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-text-table and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-text-table
Remove ruby-text-table Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-text-table configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-text-table
Remove ruby-text-table configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-text-table configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-text-table
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-text-table package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
