How To Install ruby-tool on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-tool on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ruby-tool
ruby-tool is:
This package provides the ruby gem tool, which is a general purpose Ruby library. It is used by Sinatra 2.0, Mustermann and other projects that are related to them.
There are three methods to install ruby-tool 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-tool 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-tool using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-tool
Install ruby-tool Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-tool using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-tool
Install ruby-tool 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-tool using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-tool
How To Uninstall ruby-tool on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ruby-tool package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-tool
Uninstall ruby-tool And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-tool and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-tool
Remove ruby-tool Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-tool configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-tool
Remove ruby-tool configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-tool configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-tool
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-tool package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
