How To Install ruby-colored on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-colored on Debian 9. ruby-colored is library to add colors or attributes to text

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-colored on Debian 9.

What is ruby-colored

ruby-colored is:

This Ruby library extends the String class with methods to add ANSI colors and bold, underline or reverse attributes to strings. It can be used to emphasize messages on the console output or in logs.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-colored

Install ruby-colored Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-colored

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

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-colored

How To Uninstall ruby-colored on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-colored

Uninstall ruby-colored And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ruby-colored and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-colored

Remove ruby-colored Configurations and Data

To remove ruby-colored configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-colored

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

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

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

Dependencies

ruby-colored have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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