How To Install ruby-vmstat on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-vmstat on Debian 9.
What is ruby-vmstat
ruby-vmstat is:
A focused and fast library to gather memory, cpu, network, load avg and disk information
There are three methods to install ruby-vmstat 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-vmstat 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-vmstat using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-vmstat
Install ruby-vmstat Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-vmstat using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-vmstat
Install ruby-vmstat 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-vmstat using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-vmstat
How To Uninstall ruby-vmstat on Debian 9
To uninstall only the ruby-vmstat package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-vmstat
Uninstall ruby-vmstat And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-vmstat and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-vmstat
Remove ruby-vmstat Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-vmstat configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-vmstat
Remove ruby-vmstat configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-vmstat configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-vmstat
Dependencies
ruby-vmstat have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-vmstat package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
