How To Install ruby-guard 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-guard on Ubuntu.
What is ruby-guard
ruby-guard is:
Guard automates various tasks by running custom rules whenever file or directories are modified. It’s frequently used by software developers, web designers, writers and other specialists to avoid mundane, repetitive actions and commands such as “relaunching” tools after changing source files or configurations.
Features:
- File system changes handled by awesome Listen gem.
- Support for visual system notifications.
- Huge eco-system with more than 220 Guard plugins.
- Tested against Ruby 2.2.8, 2.3.5, 2.4.2, JRuby & Rubinius.
There are three methods to install ruby-guard 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-guard 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-guard using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-guard
Install ruby-guard Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-guard using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-guard
Install ruby-guard 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-guard using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-guard
How To Uninstall ruby-guard on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the ruby-guard package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-guard
Uninstall ruby-guard And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-guard and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-guard
Remove ruby-guard Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-guard configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-guard
Remove ruby-guard configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-guard configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-guard
Dependencies
ruby-guard have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-guard package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.