How To Install ruby-dbm on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-dbm on Debian 12.
What is ruby-dbm
ruby-dbm is:
This package provides a consistent API for different possible DBM libraries. Dbm databases do not have tables or columns; they are simple key-value data stores, like a Ruby Hash except not resident in RAM. Keys and values must be strings.
The Debian build uses the GNU implementation of dbm (gdbm) as backend.
There are three methods to install ruby-dbm 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 ruby-dbm 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-dbm using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-dbm
Install ruby-dbm Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-dbm using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-dbm
Install ruby-dbm 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-dbm using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-dbm
How To Uninstall ruby-dbm on Debian 12
To uninstall only the ruby-dbm package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-dbm
Uninstall ruby-dbm And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-dbm and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-dbm
Remove ruby-dbm Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-dbm configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-dbm
Remove ruby-dbm configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-dbm configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-dbm
Dependencies
ruby-dbm have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-dbm package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
