How To Install ruby2.5-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby2.5-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ruby2.5-dev
ruby2.5-dev is:
Ruby is the interpreted scripting language for quick and easy object-oriented programming. It has many features to process text files and to do system management tasks (as in perl). It is simple, straight-forward, and extensible.
This package contains the header files and the mkmf library, necessary to make extension library for Ruby 2.5. It is also required to build many gems.
There are three methods to install ruby2.5-dev 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 ruby2.5-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby2.5-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby2.5-dev
Install ruby2.5-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby2.5-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby2.5-dev
Install ruby2.5-dev 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 ruby2.5-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby2.5-dev
How To Uninstall ruby2.5-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ruby2.5-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby2.5-dev
Uninstall ruby2.5-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby2.5-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby2.5-dev
Remove ruby2.5-dev Configurations and Data
To remove ruby2.5-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby2.5-dev
Remove ruby2.5-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby2.5-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby2.5-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby2.5-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
