How To Install ruby-spreadsheet on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
2 minutes • 349 words
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-spreadsheet on Ubuntu.
What is ruby-spreadsheet
ruby-spreadsheet is:
This module provides a pure-Ruby implementation of a spreadsheet manipulation library, allowing for creating, reading and modifying files in the Microsoft Excel (.xls) format.
There are three methods to install ruby-spreadsheet 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-spreadsheet 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-spreadsheet using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-spreadsheet
Install ruby-spreadsheet Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-spreadsheet using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-spreadsheet
Install ruby-spreadsheet 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-spreadsheet using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-spreadsheet
How To Uninstall ruby-spreadsheet on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the ruby-spreadsheet package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-spreadsheet
Uninstall ruby-spreadsheet And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-spreadsheet and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-spreadsheet
Remove ruby-spreadsheet Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-spreadsheet configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-spreadsheet
Remove ruby-spreadsheet configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-spreadsheet configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-spreadsheet
Dependencies
ruby-spreadsheet have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-spreadsheet package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.