How To Install ruby-debug-inspector on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-debug-inspector on Debian 12.
What is ruby-debug-inspector
ruby-debug-inspector is:
Adds methods to RubyVM::DebugInspector to allow for inspection of backtrace frames.
The debug_inspector C extension and API were designed and built by Koichi Sasada, this project is just a gemification of his work.
This library makes use of the debug inspector API which was added to MRI 2.0.0. Only works on MRI 2 and 3. Requiring it on unsupported Rubies will result in a no-op.
Recommended for use only in debugging situations. Do not use this in production apps.
There are three methods to install ruby-debug-inspector 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-debug-inspector 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-debug-inspector using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-debug-inspector
Install ruby-debug-inspector Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-debug-inspector using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-debug-inspector
Install ruby-debug-inspector 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-debug-inspector using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-debug-inspector
How To Uninstall ruby-debug-inspector on Debian 12
To uninstall only the ruby-debug-inspector package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-debug-inspector
Uninstall ruby-debug-inspector And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-debug-inspector and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-debug-inspector
Remove ruby-debug-inspector Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-debug-inspector configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-debug-inspector
Remove ruby-debug-inspector configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-debug-inspector configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-debug-inspector
Dependencies
ruby-debug-inspector have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-debug-inspector package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
