How To Install ruby-nokogiri on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-nokogiri on Debian 9. ruby-nokogiri is HTML, XML, SAX, and Reader parser for Ruby

Introduction

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

What is ruby-nokogiri

ruby-nokogiri is:

Nokogiri (??) is an HTML, XML, SAX, and Reader parser. It is able to search documents via XPath or CSS3 selectors, and is a drop-in replacement for Hpricot (though not bug for bug).

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-nokogiri

Install ruby-nokogiri Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-nokogiri

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

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-nokogiri

How To Uninstall ruby-nokogiri on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-nokogiri

Uninstall ruby-nokogiri And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-nokogiri

Remove ruby-nokogiri Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-nokogiri

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

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

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

Dependencies

ruby-nokogiri have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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