How To Install ruby-net-telnet on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
2 minutes • 355 words
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-net-telnet on Ubuntu.
What is ruby-net-telnet
ruby-net-telnet is:
This package provides a telnet client library to use in Ruby programs. It used to be part of the Ruby standard library before Ruby 2.3, and was extracted to a standalone package.
There are three methods to install ruby-net-telnet 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-telnet 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-telnet using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-net-telnet
Install ruby-net-telnet Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-net-telnet using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-net-telnet
Install ruby-net-telnet 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-telnet using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-net-telnet
How To Uninstall ruby-net-telnet on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the ruby-net-telnet package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-net-telnet
Uninstall ruby-net-telnet And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-net-telnet and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-net-telnet
Remove ruby-net-telnet Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-net-telnet configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-net-telnet
Remove ruby-net-telnet configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-net-telnet configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-net-telnet
Dependencies
ruby-net-telnet have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-net-telnet package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.