How To Install ruby-ref on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-ref
on Debian 10.
What is ruby-ref
ruby-ref is:
This library provides object references for Ruby as well as some common utilities for working with references. Object references are used to point to other objects and come in three distinct flavors (weak, soft, and strong), that interact differently with the garbage collector.
It also includes an implementation of maps and hashes that use references and a reference queue.
There are three methods to install ruby-ref
on Debian 10. 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-ref 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-ref
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-ref
Install ruby-ref Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-ref
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-ref
Install ruby-ref 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-ref
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-ref
How To Uninstall ruby-ref on Debian 10
To uninstall only the ruby-ref
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-ref
Uninstall ruby-ref And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-ref
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-ref
Remove ruby-ref Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-ref
configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-ref
Remove ruby-ref configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-ref
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-ref
Dependencies
ruby-ref have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-ref
package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.