How To Install ruby-github-markdown on Debian 10

Learn how to install ruby-github-markdown on Debian 10 with this tutorial. ruby-github-markdown is Markdown parser for GitHub.com

Introduction

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

What is ruby-github-markdown

ruby-github-markdown is:

This package provides the self-contained Markdown parser used GitHub, with all their custom extensions.

The differences with traditional Markdown are presented on this webpage: https://help.github.com/articles/github-flavored-markdown/

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-github-markdown

Install ruby-github-markdown Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-github-markdown

Install ruby-github-markdown 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-github-markdown using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-github-markdown

How To Uninstall ruby-github-markdown on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-github-markdown

Uninstall ruby-github-markdown And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-github-markdown

Remove ruby-github-markdown Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-github-markdown

Remove ruby-github-markdown configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-github-markdown

Dependencies

ruby-github-markdown have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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