How To Install ruby-wikicloth on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-wikicloth on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is ruby-wikicloth
ruby-wikicloth is:
A parser for the MediaWiki markup language for Ruby.
Supports:
- Variables and Templates
- Links
- MediaWiki markup
- Disabling parsing markup
- References
- HTML sanitization Ruby-Versions: all
There are three methods to install ruby-wikicloth on Ubuntu 20.04. 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-wikicloth 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-wikicloth using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-wikicloth
Install ruby-wikicloth Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-wikicloth using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-wikicloth
Install ruby-wikicloth 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-wikicloth using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-wikicloth
How To Uninstall ruby-wikicloth on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the ruby-wikicloth package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-wikicloth
Uninstall ruby-wikicloth And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-wikicloth and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-wikicloth
Remove ruby-wikicloth Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-wikicloth configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-wikicloth
Remove ruby-wikicloth configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-wikicloth configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-wikicloth
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-wikicloth package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.