How To Install gem2deb on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gem2deb on Debian 10.
What is gem2deb
gem2deb is:
gem2deb is a set of tools to create Debian package from ruby software distributed with Rubygems. gem2tgz converts the .gem file to a tar archive, then dh-make-ruby creates a Debian source package from that archive. That Debian package uses the included Debhelper7 helper, dh_ruby, to generate a proper Debian package. Both pure-ruby and native packages are supported.
There are three methods to install gem2deb 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 gem2deb Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gem2deb using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gem2deb
Install gem2deb Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gem2deb using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gem2deb
Install gem2deb 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 gem2deb using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gem2deb
How To Uninstall gem2deb on Debian 10
To uninstall only the gem2deb package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gem2deb
Uninstall gem2deb And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gem2deb and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gem2deb
Remove gem2deb Configurations and Data
To remove gem2deb configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gem2deb
Remove gem2deb configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gem2deb configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gem2deb
Dependencies
gem2deb have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gem2deb package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
