How To Install ruby-build on Debian 10

Learn how to install ruby-build on Debian 10 with this tutorial. ruby-build is tool to compile and install different versions of Ruby

Introduction

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

What is ruby-build

ruby-build is:

ruby-build provides a simple way to compile and install different versions of Ruby.

ruby-build is great when you want to build Ruby versions that are not available via APT, for example if you need legacy or bleeding edge versions of Ruby.

Combined with rbenv, ruby-build lets you easily install and switch between different implementations of Ruby, such as MRI, JRuby, REE and others.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-build

Install ruby-build Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-build

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

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-build

How To Uninstall ruby-build on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-build

Uninstall ruby-build And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-build

Remove ruby-build Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-build

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

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

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

Dependencies

ruby-build have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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