How To Install ruby-bert on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-bert on Debian 10.
What is ruby-bert
ruby-bert is:
A BERT (Binary ERlang Term) serialization library for Ruby. It can encode Ruby objects into BERT format and decode BERT binaries into Ruby objects.
There are three methods to install ruby-bert 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-bert 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-bert using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-bert
Install ruby-bert Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-bert using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-bert
Install ruby-bert 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-bert using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-bert
How To Uninstall ruby-bert on Debian 10
To uninstall only the ruby-bert package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-bert
Uninstall ruby-bert And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-bert and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-bert
Remove ruby-bert Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-bert configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-bert
Remove ruby-bert configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-bert configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-bert
Dependencies
ruby-bert have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-bert package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.