How To Install ruby-jaro-winkler on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-jaro-winkler on Debian 11. ruby-jaro-winkler is Implementation of Jaro-Winkler distance algorithm

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-jaro-winkler on Debian 11.

What is ruby-jaro-winkler

ruby-jaro-winkler is:

jaro_winkler is an implementation of Jaro-Winkler distance algorithm which is written in C extension and will fallback to pure Ruby version in platforms other than MRI/KRI like JRuby or Rubinius. Both of C and Ruby implementation support any kind of string encoding, such as UTF-8, EUC-JP, Big5, etc.

There are three methods to install ruby-jaro-winkler on Debian 11. 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-jaro-winkler 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-jaro-winkler using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-jaro-winkler

Install ruby-jaro-winkler Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-jaro-winkler

Install ruby-jaro-winkler 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-jaro-winkler using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-jaro-winkler

How To Uninstall ruby-jaro-winkler on Debian 11

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-jaro-winkler

Uninstall ruby-jaro-winkler And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ruby-jaro-winkler and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-jaro-winkler

Remove ruby-jaro-winkler Configurations and Data

To remove ruby-jaro-winkler configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-jaro-winkler

Remove ruby-jaro-winkler configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-jaro-winkler

Dependencies

ruby-jaro-winkler have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-jaro-winkler package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.