How To Install ruby2.5 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby2.5 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ruby2.5
ruby2.5 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.
In the name of this package, 2.5' indicates the Ruby library compatibility version. This package currently provides the 2.5.x’ branch of Ruby.
There are three methods to install ruby2.5 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 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 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby2.5
Install ruby2.5 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby2.5 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby2.5
Install ruby2.5 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 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby2.5
How To Uninstall ruby2.5 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ruby2.5 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby2.5
Uninstall ruby2.5 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby2.5 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
Remove ruby2.5 Configurations and Data
To remove ruby2.5 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby2.5
Remove ruby2.5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby2.5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby2.5
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby2.5 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
