How To Install ruby-slim 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-slim on Ubuntu.

What is `ruby-slim`

ruby-slim is:

Slim is a template language whose goal is to reduce the view syntax to the essential parts without becoming cryptic.

A short list of the features:

elegant syntax: short syntax without closing tags, HTML style mode with closing tags and configurable shortcut tags
automatic HTML escaping and support for Rails’ html_safe?
highly configurable and extendable via plugins: logic less mode similar to Mustache and translator/I18n support among others.
high performance: comparable speed to ERB and streaming support in Rails
supported by all major frameworks (Rails, Sinatra, …)
full Unicode support for tags and attributes on Ruby 1.9
embedded engines like Markdown and Textile

There are three methods to install ruby-slim 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-slim 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-slim using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-slim

Install ruby-slim Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install ruby-slim using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install ruby-slim

Install ruby-slim 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-slim using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-slim

How To Uninstall ruby-slim on Ubuntu

To uninstall only the ruby-slim package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ruby-slim

Uninstall ruby-slim And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ruby-slim and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-slim

Remove ruby-slim Configurations and Data

To remove ruby-slim configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-slim

Remove ruby-slim configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove ruby-slim configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-slim

Dependencies

ruby-slim have the following dependencies:

References

ruby-slim website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-slim package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.