How To Install ruby-termios on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-termios on Debian 9. ruby-termios is termios simple wrapper for Ruby

Introduction

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

What is ruby-termios

ruby-termios is:

Ruby-termios is a wrapper for the termios(3) interface. It can be included into IO-family classes and extends IO-family objects. In addition, the methods can used as module function.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-termios

Install ruby-termios Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-termios

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

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-termios

How To Uninstall ruby-termios on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-termios

Uninstall ruby-termios And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-termios

Remove ruby-termios Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-termios

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

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

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

Dependencies

ruby-termios have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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