How To Install libgv-ruby on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgv-ruby on Debian 10.
What is libgv-ruby
libgv-ruby is:
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This package contains the Ruby bindings.
There are three methods to install libgv-ruby 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 libgv-ruby Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libgv-ruby using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgv-ruby
Install libgv-ruby Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgv-ruby using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgv-ruby
Install libgv-ruby 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 libgv-ruby using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgv-ruby
How To Uninstall libgv-ruby on Debian 10
To uninstall only the libgv-ruby package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgv-ruby
Uninstall libgv-ruby And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgv-ruby and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgv-ruby
Remove libgv-ruby Configurations and Data
To remove libgv-ruby configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgv-ruby
Remove libgv-ruby configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgv-ruby configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgv-ruby
Dependencies
libgv-ruby have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgv-ruby package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.