How To Install ruby-wirble on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-wirble on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ruby-wirble
ruby-wirble is:
A handful of useful Irb features, including colorized results, tab-completion, history, a simple prompt, and several helper methods, all rolled into one easy to use package.
There are three methods to install ruby-wirble 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-wirble 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-wirble using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-wirble
Install ruby-wirble Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-wirble using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-wirble
Install ruby-wirble 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-wirble using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-wirble
How To Uninstall ruby-wirble on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ruby-wirble package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-wirble
Uninstall ruby-wirble And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-wirble and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-wirble
Remove ruby-wirble Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-wirble configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-wirble
Remove ruby-wirble configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-wirble configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-wirble
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-wirble package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
