How To Install ruby-notmuch on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-notmuch on Debian 11. ruby-notmuch is Ruby interface to the notmuch mail search and index library

Introduction

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

What is ruby-notmuch

ruby-notmuch is:

Notmuch is a system for indexing, searching, reading, and tagging large collections of email messages in maildir or mh format. It uses the Xapian library to provide fast, full-text search with a very convenient search syntax.

This package provides a Ruby interface to the notmuch functionality, directly interfacing with a shared notmuch library.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-notmuch

Install ruby-notmuch Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-notmuch

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

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-notmuch

How To Uninstall ruby-notmuch on Debian 11

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-notmuch

Uninstall ruby-notmuch And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-notmuch

Remove ruby-notmuch Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-notmuch

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

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

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

Dependencies

ruby-notmuch have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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