How To Install ruby-bindata on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-bindata on Debian 11. ruby-bindata is declarative way to read and write binary file formats

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-bindata on Debian 11.

What is ruby-bindata

ruby-bindata is:

BinData is a declarative way to read and write binary file formats.

This means the programmer specifies what the format of the binary data is, and BinData works out how to read and write data in this format. It is an easier ( and more readable ) alternative to ruby’s #pack and #unpack methods.

There are three methods to install ruby-bindata on Debian 11. 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-bindata 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-bindata using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-bindata

Install ruby-bindata Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-bindata

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

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-bindata

How To Uninstall ruby-bindata on Debian 11

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-bindata

Uninstall ruby-bindata And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ruby-bindata and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-bindata

Remove ruby-bindata Configurations and Data

To remove ruby-bindata configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-bindata

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

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

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

Dependencies

ruby-bindata have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-bindata package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.