How To Install ruby-atk on Debian 10

Learn how to install ruby-atk on Debian 10 with this tutorial. ruby-atk is ATK bindings for the Ruby language

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-atk on Debian 10.

What is ruby-atk

ruby-atk is:

ATK is a toolkit providing accessibility interfaces for applications or other toolkits. By implementing these interfaces, those other toolkits or applications can be used with tools such as screen readers, magnifiers, and other alternative input devices.

This package contains libraries for using ATK with the Ruby programming language.

There are three methods to install ruby-atk on Debian 10. 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-atk 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-atk using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-atk

Install ruby-atk Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-atk

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

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-atk

How To Uninstall ruby-atk on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-atk

Uninstall ruby-atk And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ruby-atk and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-atk

Remove ruby-atk Configurations and Data

To remove ruby-atk configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-atk

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

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

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

Dependencies

ruby-atk have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-atk package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.