How To Install ruby-useragent on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-useragent on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ruby-useragent
ruby-useragent is:
UserAgent is a Ruby library that parses and compares different HTTP User Agents. Some of useragents it uses are edge, chrome, gecko, opera, vivaldi, webkit, iron.
There are three methods to install ruby-useragent 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-useragent 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-useragent using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-useragent
Install ruby-useragent Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-useragent using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-useragent
Install ruby-useragent 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-useragent using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-useragent
How To Uninstall ruby-useragent on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ruby-useragent package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-useragent
Uninstall ruby-useragent And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-useragent and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-useragent
Remove ruby-useragent Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-useragent configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-useragent
Remove ruby-useragent configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-useragent configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-useragent
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-useragent package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
