How To Install ruby-sexp-processor on Debian 10

Learn how to install ruby-sexp-processor on Debian 10 with this tutorial. ruby-sexp-processor is brings all the generic sexp processing tools to ruby

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-sexp-processor on Debian 10.

What is ruby-sexp-processor

ruby-sexp-processor is:

sexp_processor branches from ParseTree bringing all the generic sexp processing tools with it. Sexp, SexpProcessor, Environment, etc.

Includes SexpProcessor and CompositeSexpProcessor.

Allows you to write very clean filters.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-sexp-processor

Install ruby-sexp-processor Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-sexp-processor

Install ruby-sexp-processor 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-sexp-processor using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-sexp-processor

How To Uninstall ruby-sexp-processor on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-sexp-processor

Uninstall ruby-sexp-processor And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ruby-sexp-processor and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-sexp-processor

Remove ruby-sexp-processor Configurations and Data

To remove ruby-sexp-processor configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-sexp-processor

Remove ruby-sexp-processor configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-sexp-processor

Dependencies

ruby-sexp-processor have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-sexp-processor package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.