How To Install pry 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 pry on Ubuntu.

What is `pry`

pry is:

Pry is a powerful alternative to the standard IRB shell for Ruby. It is written from scratch to provide a number of advanced features, some of these include:

Source code browsing (including core C source with the pry-doc gem)
Documentation browsing
Live help system
Open methods in editors (edit-method Class#method)
Syntax highlighting
Command shell integration (start editors, run git, and rake from within Pry)
Gist integration
Navigation around state (cd, ls and friends)
Runtime invocation (use Pry as a developer console or debugger)
Exotic object support (BasicObject instances, IClasses, …)
A Powerful and flexible command system
Ability to view and replay history
Many convenience commands inspired by IPython, Smalltalk and other advanced REPLs

There are three methods to install pry 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 pry Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install pry

Install pry Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install pry using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install pry

Install pry 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 pry using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pry

How To Uninstall pry on Ubuntu

To uninstall only the pry package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove pry

Uninstall pry And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pry

Remove pry Configurations and Data

To remove pry configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge pry

Remove pry configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pry

Dependencies

pry have the following dependencies:

References

pry website

Summary

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