How To Install ruby-to-regexp 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-to-regexp on Ubuntu.
What is ruby-to-regexp
ruby-to-regexp is:
Provides String#to_regexp, for example if you want to make regexps out of a CSV you just imported.
Some features:
- You can also treat strings as literal regexps.
- If you need case insensitivity and you’re using :literal, pass options like :ignore_case.
- You can get the options passed to Regexp.new with #as_regexp.
- Finally, you can be more lazy using :detect.
There are three methods to install ruby-to-regexp 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-to-regexp 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-to-regexp using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-to-regexp
Install ruby-to-regexp Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-to-regexp using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-to-regexp
Install ruby-to-regexp 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-to-regexp using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-to-regexp
How To Uninstall ruby-to-regexp on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the ruby-to-regexp package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-to-regexp
Uninstall ruby-to-regexp And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-to-regexp and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-to-regexp
Remove ruby-to-regexp Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-to-regexp configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-to-regexp
Remove ruby-to-regexp configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-to-regexp configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-to-regexp
Dependencies
ruby-to-regexp have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-to-regexp package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.