How To Install ruby-extlib on Debian 10

Learn how to install ruby-extlib on Debian 10 with this tutorial. ruby-extlib is general Ruby class extensions for DataMapper and Merb

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-extlib on Debian 10.

What is ruby-extlib

ruby-extlib is:

This library provides a number of lightweight Ruby class extensions extracted from DataMapper. Examples include a Mash class, which is a Hash with indifferent access and an added blank? method to most standard variable classes.

There are three methods to install ruby-extlib on Debian 10. 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-extlib 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-extlib using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-extlib

Install ruby-extlib Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-extlib

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

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-extlib

How To Uninstall ruby-extlib on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-extlib

Uninstall ruby-extlib And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ruby-extlib and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-extlib

Remove ruby-extlib Configurations and Data

To remove ruby-extlib configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-extlib

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

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

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

Dependencies

ruby-extlib have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-extlib package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.