How To Install ruby-debian on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-debian on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ruby-debian
ruby-debian is:
This package provides Debian::Dpkg and Debian::DpkgDeb modules and Debian::Deb, Debian::Dsc, Debian::Archives, Debian::Sources, Debian::Packages and Debian::Status classes for ruby.
It also provides two scripts, dpkg-ruby (a dpkg-awk clone) and dpkg-checkdeps (a utility to check for deb dependency problems).
There are three methods to install ruby-debian on Ubuntu 18.04. 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-debian 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-debian using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-debian
Install ruby-debian Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-debian using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-debian
Install ruby-debian 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-debian using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-debian
How To Uninstall ruby-debian on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ruby-debian package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-debian
Uninstall ruby-debian And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-debian and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-debian
Remove ruby-debian Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-debian configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-debian
Remove ruby-debian configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-debian configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-debian
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-debian package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
