How To Install ruby-net-scp 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-net-scp on Ubuntu.
What is ruby-net-scp
ruby-net-scp is:
Net::SCP is a pure-Ruby implementation of the SCP protocol. This operates over SSH (and requires the Net::SSH library), and allows files and directory trees to copied to and from a remote server.
There are three methods to install ruby-net-scp 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-net-scp 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-net-scp using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-net-scp
Install ruby-net-scp Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-net-scp using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-net-scp
Install ruby-net-scp 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-net-scp using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-net-scp
How To Uninstall ruby-net-scp on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the ruby-net-scp package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-net-scp
Uninstall ruby-net-scp And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-net-scp and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-net-scp
Remove ruby-net-scp Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-net-scp configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-net-scp
Remove ruby-net-scp configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-net-scp configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-net-scp
Dependencies
ruby-net-scp have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-net-scp package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.