How To Install ruby-addressable on Debian 10

Learn how to install ruby-addressable on Debian 10 with this tutorial. ruby-addressable is alternative URI implementation for Ruby

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-addressable on Debian 10.

What is ruby-addressable

ruby-addressable is:

Addressable is a replacement for the URI implementation that is part of Ruby’s standard library. It more closely conforms to the relevant RFCs and adds support for IRIs and URI templates.

There are three methods to install ruby-addressable 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 ruby-addressable Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-addressable

Install ruby-addressable Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-addressable

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

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-addressable

How To Uninstall ruby-addressable on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-addressable

Uninstall ruby-addressable And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ruby-addressable and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-addressable

Remove ruby-addressable Configurations and Data

To remove ruby-addressable configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-addressable

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

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

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

Dependencies

ruby-addressable have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-addressable package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.