How To Install ripgrep 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 ripgrep on Ubuntu.
What is ripgrep
ripgrep is:
ripgrep is a line-oriented search tool that recursively searches your current directory for a regex pattern while respecting your gitignore rules and automatically skip hidden files/directories (smart filtering) and binary files. ripgrep is similar to other popular search tools like The Silver Searcher, ack and grep.
ripgrep is generally faster than both The Silver Searcher and GNU grep. It
defaults to recursive directory search and won’t search files ignored by your
.gitignore files. Use ripgrep if you like speed, filtering by default, fewer
bugs, and Unicode support.
On the other hand, if you like multiline search, then ripgrep may not quite meet your needs (yet), and it will never support fancy regex features such as backreferences or lookaround
There are three methods to install ripgrep 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 ripgrep Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ripgrep using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ripgrep
Install ripgrep Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ripgrep using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ripgrep
Install ripgrep 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 ripgrep using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ripgrep
How To Uninstall ripgrep on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the ripgrep package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ripgrep
Uninstall ripgrep And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ripgrep and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ripgrep
Remove ripgrep Configurations and Data
To remove ripgrep configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ripgrep
Remove ripgrep configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ripgrep configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ripgrep
Dependencies
ripgrep have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ripgrep package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.