How To Install ruby-kramdown on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-kramdown on Debian 9. ruby-kramdown is Fast, pure-Ruby Markdown-superset converter

Introduction

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

What is ruby-kramdown

ruby-kramdown is:

The kramdown is a fast, pure Ruby, Markdown parser and converter, using a strict syntax definition and supporting several common extensions.

The kramdown library is mainly written to support the kramdown-to-HTML conversion chain. However, due to its flexibility it supports other input and output formats as well. Here is a list of the supported formats:

  • input formats: kramdown (a Markdown superset), Markdown, HTML
  • output formats: HTML, kramdown, LaTeX (and therefore PDF)

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-kramdown

Install ruby-kramdown Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-kramdown

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

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-kramdown

How To Uninstall ruby-kramdown on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-kramdown

Uninstall ruby-kramdown And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-kramdown

Remove ruby-kramdown Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-kramdown

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

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

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

Dependencies

ruby-kramdown have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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