How To Install ruby-prawn-svg 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-prawn-svg on Ubuntu.
What is ruby-prawn-svg
ruby-prawn-svg is:
This gem allows you to render SVG directly into a PDF using the ‘prawn’ gem. Since PDF is vector-based, you’ll get nice scaled graphics if you use SVG instead of an image.
There are three methods to install ruby-prawn-svg 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-prawn-svg 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-prawn-svg using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-prawn-svg
Install ruby-prawn-svg Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-prawn-svg using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-prawn-svg
Install ruby-prawn-svg 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-prawn-svg using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-prawn-svg
How To Uninstall ruby-prawn-svg on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the ruby-prawn-svg package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-prawn-svg
Uninstall ruby-prawn-svg And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-prawn-svg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-prawn-svg
Remove ruby-prawn-svg Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-prawn-svg configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-prawn-svg
Remove ruby-prawn-svg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-prawn-svg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-prawn-svg
Dependencies
ruby-prawn-svg have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-prawn-svg package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.