How To Install ruby-xmlparser on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-xmlparser on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ruby-xmlparser
ruby-xmlparser is:
This is the module to access to James Clark’s XML Parser Toolkit “expat” URL:http://www.jclark.com/xml/expat.html from Ruby.
There are three methods to install ruby-xmlparser 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-xmlparser 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-xmlparser using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-xmlparser
Install ruby-xmlparser Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-xmlparser using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-xmlparser
Install ruby-xmlparser 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-xmlparser using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-xmlparser
How To Uninstall ruby-xmlparser on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ruby-xmlparser package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-xmlparser
Uninstall ruby-xmlparser And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-xmlparser and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-xmlparser
Remove ruby-xmlparser Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-xmlparser configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-xmlparser
Remove ruby-xmlparser configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-xmlparser configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-xmlparser
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-xmlparser package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
