How To Install ruby-spreadsheet on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-spreadsheet
on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is ruby-spreadsheet
ruby-spreadsheet is:
This module provides a pure-Ruby implementation of a spreadsheet manipulation library, allowing for creating, reading and modifying files in the Microsoft Excel (.xls) format. Ruby-Versions: all
There are three methods to install ruby-spreadsheet
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-spreadsheet 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-spreadsheet
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-spreadsheet
Install ruby-spreadsheet Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-spreadsheet
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-spreadsheet
Install ruby-spreadsheet 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-spreadsheet
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-spreadsheet
How To Uninstall ruby-spreadsheet on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the ruby-spreadsheet
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-spreadsheet
Uninstall ruby-spreadsheet And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-spreadsheet
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-spreadsheet
Remove ruby-spreadsheet Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-spreadsheet
configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-spreadsheet
Remove ruby-spreadsheet configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-spreadsheet
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-spreadsheet
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-spreadsheet
package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.