How To Install ruby-prawn on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-prawn on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is ruby-prawn
ruby-prawn is:
Prawn is a PDF generation library for Ruby. Its highlights include:
- Built in support for UTF-8
- Easy image embedding
- Flexible table drawing
- Simple content positioning, allowing for placing elements relative to their sections
- Easy text flowing within and around sections Ruby-Versions: all
There are three methods to install ruby-prawn 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-prawn 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-prawn using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-prawn
Install ruby-prawn Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-prawn using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-prawn
Install ruby-prawn 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-prawn using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-prawn
How To Uninstall ruby-prawn on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the ruby-prawn package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-prawn
Uninstall ruby-prawn And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-prawn and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-prawn
Remove ruby-prawn Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-prawn configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-prawn
Remove ruby-prawn configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-prawn configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-prawn
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-prawn package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
