How To Install ruby-whitequark-parser on Debian 10

Learn how to install ruby-whitequark-parser on Debian 10 with this tutorial. ruby-whitequark-parser is Ruby parser written in pure Ruby

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-whitequark-parser on Debian 10.

What is ruby-whitequark-parser

ruby-whitequark-parser is:

parser is a production-ready Ruby parser written in pure Ruby. It recognizes as much or more code than Ripper, Melbourne, JRubyParser or ruby_parser, and is vastly more convenient to use.

Among its keys features are: it provides precise source location reporting, it has a documented AST format which is convenient to work with, it parses 1.8, 1.9, 2.0, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4 and 2.5 syntax with backwards-compatible AST formats and also parses MacRuby and RubyMotion syntax extensions. It also has improved clang-like diagnostic messages with location information.

Since it’s written in pure Ruby, runs on MRI 1.8.7 or >=1.9.2, JRuby and Rubinius, it has excellent test coverage and the source code is readable and well commented.

Not to be confused with ruby_parser gem from Ryan Davis, of seattle.rb Ruby user group.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-whitequark-parser

Install ruby-whitequark-parser Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-whitequark-parser

Install ruby-whitequark-parser 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-whitequark-parser using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-whitequark-parser

How To Uninstall ruby-whitequark-parser on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-whitequark-parser

Uninstall ruby-whitequark-parser And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-whitequark-parser

Remove ruby-whitequark-parser Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-whitequark-parser

Remove ruby-whitequark-parser configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-whitequark-parser

Dependencies

ruby-whitequark-parser have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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