How To Install ruby-ethon 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-ethon on Ubuntu.
What is ruby-ethon
ruby-ethon is:
Very lightweight libcurl wrapper.
In Greek mythology, Ethon, the son of Typhoeus and Echidna, is a gigantic eagle. So much for the history. In the modern world, Ethon is a very basic libcurl wrapper using ffi
There are three methods to install ruby-ethon 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-ethon 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-ethon using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-ethon
Install ruby-ethon Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-ethon using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-ethon
Install ruby-ethon 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-ethon using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-ethon
How To Uninstall ruby-ethon on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the ruby-ethon package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-ethon
Uninstall ruby-ethon And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-ethon and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-ethon
Remove ruby-ethon Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-ethon configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-ethon
Remove ruby-ethon configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-ethon configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-ethon
Dependencies
ruby-ethon have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-ethon package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.