How To Install ruby-rubyvis on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-rubyvis on Debian 9. ruby-rubyvis is Ruby visualization toolkit

Introduction

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

What is ruby-rubyvis

ruby-rubyvis is:

Ruby port of Protovis.

Protovis composes custom views of data with simple marks such as bars and dots. Unlike low-level graphics libraries that quickly become tedious for visualization, Protovis defines marks through dynamic properties that encode data, allowing inheritance, scales and layouts to simplify construction.

This library implements almost completely core API of protovis, including all static marks, SVG builder class and data classes.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-rubyvis

Install ruby-rubyvis Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-rubyvis

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

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-rubyvis

How To Uninstall ruby-rubyvis on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-rubyvis

Uninstall ruby-rubyvis And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-rubyvis

Remove ruby-rubyvis Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-rubyvis

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

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

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

Dependencies

ruby-rubyvis have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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