How To Install libmruby-dev on Debian 12

Learn how to install libmruby-dev on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libmruby-dev is lightweight implementation of the Ruby language (development files)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmruby-dev on Debian 12.

What is libmruby-dev

libmruby-dev is:

mruby is the lightweight implementation of the Ruby language complying to the ISO standard. This can be linked and embedded within your application.

This package contains the development files.

There are three methods to install libmruby-dev on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libmruby-dev Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libmruby-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libmruby-dev

Install libmruby-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libmruby-dev

Install libmruby-dev 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 libmruby-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libmruby-dev

How To Uninstall libmruby-dev on Debian 12

To uninstall only the libmruby-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libmruby-dev

Uninstall libmruby-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libmruby-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmruby-dev

Remove libmruby-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libmruby-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libmruby-dev

Remove libmruby-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmruby-dev

Dependencies

libmruby-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmruby-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.