How To Install ruby-gnome2 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-gnome2 on Debian 9. ruby-gnome2 is GNOME-related bindings for the Ruby language

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-gnome2 on Debian 9.

What is ruby-gnome2

ruby-gnome2 is:

These bindings allow use of the GNOME developer platform using the Ruby programming language.

This is an empty package that depends on the various packages that provide the individual bindings.

There are three methods to install ruby-gnome2 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 ruby-gnome2 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-gnome2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-gnome2

Install ruby-gnome2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install ruby-gnome2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install ruby-gnome2

Install ruby-gnome2 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-gnome2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-gnome2

How To Uninstall ruby-gnome2 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the ruby-gnome2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ruby-gnome2

Uninstall ruby-gnome2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ruby-gnome2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-gnome2

Remove ruby-gnome2 Configurations and Data

To remove ruby-gnome2 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-gnome2

Remove ruby-gnome2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove ruby-gnome2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-gnome2

Dependencies

ruby-gnome2 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-gnome2 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.