How To Install ruby-ignition-math on Debian 12

Learn how to install ruby-ignition-math on Debian 12 with this tutorial. ruby-ignition-math is Ignition Robotics Math Library - Ruby bindings

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-ignition-math on Debian 12.

What is ruby-ignition-math

ruby-ignition-math is:

A small, fast, and high performance math library. This library is a self-contained set of classes and functions suitable for robot applications.

Ignition Robotics is a set of simple libraries that provide useful functionality to bootstrap robot applications. The included libraries encapsulate all the essentials, such as common math data types, console logging, 3D mesh management, and asynchronous message passing.

The package contains the Ruby bindings.

There are three methods to install ruby-ignition-math on Debian 12. 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-ignition-math 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-ignition-math using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-ignition-math

Install ruby-ignition-math Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-ignition-math

Install ruby-ignition-math 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-ignition-math using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-ignition-math

How To Uninstall ruby-ignition-math on Debian 12

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-ignition-math

Uninstall ruby-ignition-math And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ruby-ignition-math and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-ignition-math

Remove ruby-ignition-math Configurations and Data

To remove ruby-ignition-math configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-ignition-math

Remove ruby-ignition-math configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-ignition-math

Dependencies

ruby-ignition-math have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-ignition-math package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.