How To Install ruby-feedparser on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-feedparser on Debian 11. ruby-feedparser is Ruby library to parse ATOM/RSS feeds

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-feedparser on Debian 11.

What is ruby-feedparser

ruby-feedparser is:

Ruby-feedparser is a library allowing Ruby developers to parse RSS and ATOM feeds.

There are three methods to install ruby-feedparser on Debian 11. 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-feedparser 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-feedparser using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-feedparser

Install ruby-feedparser Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-feedparser

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

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-feedparser

How To Uninstall ruby-feedparser on Debian 11

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-feedparser

Uninstall ruby-feedparser And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ruby-feedparser and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-feedparser

Remove ruby-feedparser Configurations and Data

To remove ruby-feedparser configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-feedparser

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

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

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

Dependencies

ruby-feedparser have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-feedparser package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.