How To Install ruby-clamp on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-clamp on Ubuntu 20.04. ruby-clamp is minimal framework for Ruby command-line utilities

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-clamp on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is ruby-clamp

ruby-clamp is:

Clamp provides an object-model for command-line utilities. It handles parsing of command-line options, and generation of usage help. Ruby-Versions: all

There are three methods to install ruby-clamp 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-clamp 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-clamp using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-clamp

Install ruby-clamp Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install ruby-clamp using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install ruby-clamp

Install ruby-clamp 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-clamp using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-clamp

How To Uninstall ruby-clamp on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the ruby-clamp package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ruby-clamp

Uninstall ruby-clamp And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ruby-clamp and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-clamp

Remove ruby-clamp Configurations and Data

To remove ruby-clamp configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-clamp

Remove ruby-clamp configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove ruby-clamp configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-clamp

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-clamp package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.