How To Install ruby-sdbm on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-sdbm on Debian 12.
What is ruby-sdbm
ruby-sdbm is:
This package provides the
sdbmlibrary for Ruby, a simple file-based key-value store with String keys and values. It used to be part of the Ruby standard library, but as of ruby 3.0 it’s no longer provided.
There are three methods to install ruby-sdbm on Debian 12. 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-sdbm 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-sdbm using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-sdbm
Install ruby-sdbm Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-sdbm using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-sdbm
Install ruby-sdbm 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-sdbm using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-sdbm
How To Uninstall ruby-sdbm on Debian 12
To uninstall only the ruby-sdbm package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-sdbm
Uninstall ruby-sdbm And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-sdbm and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-sdbm
Remove ruby-sdbm Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-sdbm configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-sdbm
Remove ruby-sdbm configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-sdbm configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-sdbm
Dependencies
ruby-sdbm have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-sdbm package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
