How To Install ruby-versionomy on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-versionomy on Ubuntu 18.04. ruby-versionomy is Generalized version number class for Ruby

Introduction

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

What is ruby-versionomy

ruby-versionomy is:

Versionomy is a generalized version number library. It provides tools to represent, manipulate, parse, and compare version numbers in the wide variety of versioning schemes in use.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-versionomy

Install ruby-versionomy Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-versionomy

Install ruby-versionomy 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-versionomy using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-versionomy

How To Uninstall ruby-versionomy on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-versionomy

Uninstall ruby-versionomy And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-versionomy

Remove ruby-versionomy Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-versionomy

Remove ruby-versionomy configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-versionomy

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Summary

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