How To Install ruby-progressbar 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-progressbar on Ubuntu.
What is ruby-progressbar
ruby-progressbar is:
Ruby/ProgressBar is a text progress bar library for Ruby. It can indicate progress with percentage, bars of various formats, elapsed time and estimated time remaining.
There are three methods to install ruby-progressbar 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-progressbar 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-progressbar using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-progressbar
Install ruby-progressbar Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-progressbar using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-progressbar
Install ruby-progressbar 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-progressbar using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-progressbar
How To Uninstall ruby-progressbar on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the ruby-progressbar package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-progressbar
Uninstall ruby-progressbar And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-progressbar and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-progressbar
Remove ruby-progressbar Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-progressbar configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-progressbar
Remove ruby-progressbar configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-progressbar configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-progressbar
Dependencies
ruby-progressbar have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-progressbar package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.