How To Install ruby-qscintilla2 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-qscintilla2 on Debian 9.
What is ruby-qscintilla2
ruby-qscintilla2 is:
This package provides the Ruby bindings for the QScintilla2 library.
This is part of the Qt Ruby module.
There are three methods to install ruby-qscintilla2 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-qscintilla2 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-qscintilla2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-qscintilla2
Install ruby-qscintilla2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-qscintilla2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-qscintilla2
Install ruby-qscintilla2 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-qscintilla2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-qscintilla2
How To Uninstall ruby-qscintilla2 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the ruby-qscintilla2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-qscintilla2
Uninstall ruby-qscintilla2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-qscintilla2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-qscintilla2
Remove ruby-qscintilla2 Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-qscintilla2 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-qscintilla2
Remove ruby-qscintilla2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-qscintilla2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-qscintilla2
Dependencies
ruby-qscintilla2 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-qscintilla2 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
