How To Install ruby-base32 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 ruby-base32 on Ubuntu.
What is ruby-base32
ruby-base32 is:
This package contains base32, a Ruby extension for encoding and decoding in base32 per RFC 3548.
There are three methods to install ruby-base32 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 ruby-base32 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-base32 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-base32
Install ruby-base32 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-base32 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-base32
Install ruby-base32 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-base32 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-base32
How To Uninstall ruby-base32 on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the ruby-base32 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-base32
Uninstall ruby-base32 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-base32 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-base32
Remove ruby-base32 Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-base32 configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-base32
Remove ruby-base32 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-base32 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-base32
Dependencies
ruby-base32 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-base32 package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.