How To Install librdf-ruby on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install librdf-ruby on Debian 9. librdf-ruby is Ruby language bindings for the Redland RDF library (dummy)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install librdf-ruby on Debian 9.

What is librdf-ruby

librdf-ruby is:

This is a transitional package and can be safely removed.

There are three methods to install librdf-ruby on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install librdf-ruby Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install librdf-ruby

Install librdf-ruby Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install librdf-ruby

Install librdf-ruby 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install librdf-ruby

How To Uninstall librdf-ruby on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove librdf-ruby

Uninstall librdf-ruby And Its Dependencies

To uninstall librdf-ruby and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove librdf-ruby

Remove librdf-ruby Configurations and Data

To remove librdf-ruby configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge librdf-ruby

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

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

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

Dependencies

librdf-ruby have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install librdf-ruby package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.