How To Install ruby-locale on Debian 10

Learn how to install ruby-locale on Debian 10 with this tutorial. ruby-locale is Locale library for Ruby

Introduction

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

What is ruby-locale

ruby-locale is:

Ruby-Locale is a pure Ruby library which provides a basic API for localization.

It aims to support programs of every kind, from GUI applications to web libraries, on all the platforms that Ruby works on, and to provide a central hub for other i18n/l10n software.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-locale

Install ruby-locale Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-locale

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

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-locale

How To Uninstall ruby-locale on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-locale

Uninstall ruby-locale And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-locale

Remove ruby-locale Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-locale

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

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

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

Dependencies

ruby-locale have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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