How To Install ruby-gdk-pixbuf2 on Debian 10

Learn how to install ruby-gdk-pixbuf2 on Debian 10 with this tutorial. ruby-gdk-pixbuf2 is Gdk-Pixbuf 2 bindings for the Ruby language

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-gdk-pixbuf2 on Debian 10.

What is ruby-gdk-pixbuf2

ruby-gdk-pixbuf2 is:

Gdk-Pixbuf is a library for loading and rendering images.

This package contains libraries for using Gdk-Pixbuf with the Ruby programming language.

There are three methods to install ruby-gdk-pixbuf2 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-gdk-pixbuf2 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-gdk-pixbuf2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-gdk-pixbuf2

Install ruby-gdk-pixbuf2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install ruby-gdk-pixbuf2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install ruby-gdk-pixbuf2

Install ruby-gdk-pixbuf2 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-gdk-pixbuf2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-gdk-pixbuf2

How To Uninstall ruby-gdk-pixbuf2 on Debian 10

To uninstall only the ruby-gdk-pixbuf2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ruby-gdk-pixbuf2

Uninstall ruby-gdk-pixbuf2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ruby-gdk-pixbuf2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-gdk-pixbuf2

Remove ruby-gdk-pixbuf2 Configurations and Data

To remove ruby-gdk-pixbuf2 configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-gdk-pixbuf2

Remove ruby-gdk-pixbuf2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove ruby-gdk-pixbuf2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-gdk-pixbuf2

Dependencies

ruby-gdk-pixbuf2 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-gdk-pixbuf2 package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.