How To Install libstfl-ruby on Debian 12

Learn how to install libstfl-ruby on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libstfl-ruby is Ruby bindings for the structured terminal forms language/library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libstfl-ruby on Debian 12.

What is libstfl-ruby

libstfl-ruby is:

stfl is a library which implements a curses-based widget set for text terminals.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libstfl-ruby

Install libstfl-ruby Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libstfl-ruby

Install libstfl-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 libstfl-ruby using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libstfl-ruby

How To Uninstall libstfl-ruby on Debian 12

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

sudo apt-get remove libstfl-ruby

Uninstall libstfl-ruby And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libstfl-ruby

Remove libstfl-ruby Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libstfl-ruby

Remove libstfl-ruby configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libstfl-ruby

Dependencies

libstfl-ruby have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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