How To Install ruby-fast-blank on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-fast-blank on Debian 12.
What is ruby-fast-blank
ruby-fast-blank is:
fast_blank is a simple extension which provides a fast implementation of active support’s string#blank? function.
This implementation is about 5-9x faster than current active support, on the developers machine (your mileage may vary).
There are three methods to install ruby-fast-blank 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-fast-blank 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-fast-blank using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-fast-blank
Install ruby-fast-blank Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-fast-blank using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-fast-blank
Install ruby-fast-blank 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-fast-blank using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-fast-blank
How To Uninstall ruby-fast-blank on Debian 12
To uninstall only the ruby-fast-blank package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-fast-blank
Uninstall ruby-fast-blank And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-fast-blank and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-fast-blank
Remove ruby-fast-blank Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-fast-blank configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-fast-blank
Remove ruby-fast-blank configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-fast-blank configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-fast-blank
Dependencies
ruby-fast-blank have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-fast-blank package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
