How To Install mruby on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mruby on Ubuntu.
What is mruby
mruby is:
mruby is the lightweight implementation of the Ruby language complying to the ISO standard. This can be linked and embedded within your application.
This package contains the following tools:
- mirb: Embeddable interactive ruby shell
- mrbc: mruby compiler
- mruby: mruby interpreter
- mrdb: mruby debugger
- mruby-strip: mruby strip
There are three methods to install mruby on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install mruby Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install mruby using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mruby
Install mruby Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install mruby using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mruby
Install mruby 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 mruby using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mruby
How To Uninstall mruby on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the mruby package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mruby
Uninstall mruby And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mruby and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mruby
Remove mruby Configurations and Data
To remove mruby configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mruby
Remove mruby configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mruby configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mruby
Dependencies
mruby have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mruby package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.