How To Install libruby2.3 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libruby2.3 on Debian 9. libruby2.3 is Libraries necessary to run Ruby 2.3

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libruby2.3 on Debian 9.

What is libruby2.3

libruby2.3 is:

Ruby is the interpreted scripting language for quick and easy object-oriented programming. It has many features to process text files and to do system management tasks (as in perl). It is simple, straight-forward, and extensible.

This package includes the ’libruby-2.3’ library, necessary to run Ruby 2.3. (API version 2.3.0)

There are three methods to install libruby2.3 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 libruby2.3 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libruby2.3 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libruby2.3

Install libruby2.3 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libruby2.3 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libruby2.3

Install libruby2.3 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 libruby2.3 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libruby2.3

How To Uninstall libruby2.3 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libruby2.3 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libruby2.3

Uninstall libruby2.3 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libruby2.3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libruby2.3

Remove libruby2.3 Configurations and Data

To remove libruby2.3 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libruby2.3

Remove libruby2.3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libruby2.3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libruby2.3

Dependencies

libruby2.3 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libruby2.3 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.