How To Install ruby-parseconfig on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-parseconfig on Debian 9. ruby-parseconfig is Simple standard configuration file parser for Ruby

Introduction

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

What is ruby-parseconfig

ruby-parseconfig is:

ParseConfig provides simple parsing of standard configuration files in the form of ‘param = value’. It also supports nested [group] sections.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-parseconfig

Install ruby-parseconfig Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-parseconfig

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

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-parseconfig

How To Uninstall ruby-parseconfig on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-parseconfig

Uninstall ruby-parseconfig And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-parseconfig

Remove ruby-parseconfig Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-parseconfig

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

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

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

Dependencies

ruby-parseconfig have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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