How To Install ruby-cairo-gobject 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-cairo-gobject on Ubuntu.
What is ruby-cairo-gobject
ruby-cairo-gobject is:
Cairo is a multi-platform library providing anti-aliased vector-based rendering for multiple target backends; CairoGObject provides wrapper GObject types for all Cairo types.
This package contains libraries for CairoGObject with the Ruby language.
There are three methods to install ruby-cairo-gobject 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-cairo-gobject 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-cairo-gobject using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-cairo-gobject
Install ruby-cairo-gobject Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-cairo-gobject using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-cairo-gobject
Install ruby-cairo-gobject 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-cairo-gobject using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-cairo-gobject
How To Uninstall ruby-cairo-gobject on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the ruby-cairo-gobject package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-cairo-gobject
Uninstall ruby-cairo-gobject And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-cairo-gobject and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-cairo-gobject
Remove ruby-cairo-gobject Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-cairo-gobject configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-cairo-gobject
Remove ruby-cairo-gobject configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-cairo-gobject configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-cairo-gobject
Dependencies
ruby-cairo-gobject have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-cairo-gobject package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.