How To Install ruby-multimap on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-multimap on Debian 9. ruby-multimap is Ruby multimap implementation

Introduction

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

What is ruby-multimap

ruby-multimap is:

This package provides a Ruby multimap implementation. Multimap is a generalization of a map or associative array abstract data type in which more than one value may be associated with and returned for a given key.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-multimap

Install ruby-multimap Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-multimap

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

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-multimap

How To Uninstall ruby-multimap on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-multimap

Uninstall ruby-multimap And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-multimap

Remove ruby-multimap Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-multimap

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

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

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

Dependencies

ruby-multimap have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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