How To Install ruby-ffi-compiler on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-ffi-compiler on Debian 12.
What is ruby-ffi-compiler
ruby-ffi-compiler is:
ffi-compiler is a ruby library for automating compilation of native libraries for use with ffi.
To use, define your own ruby->native API using ffi, implement it in C, then use ffi-compiler to compile it.
There are three methods to install ruby-ffi-compiler 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-ffi-compiler 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-ffi-compiler using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-ffi-compiler
Install ruby-ffi-compiler Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-ffi-compiler using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-ffi-compiler
Install ruby-ffi-compiler 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-ffi-compiler using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-ffi-compiler
How To Uninstall ruby-ffi-compiler on Debian 12
To uninstall only the ruby-ffi-compiler package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-ffi-compiler
Uninstall ruby-ffi-compiler And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-ffi-compiler and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-ffi-compiler
Remove ruby-ffi-compiler Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-ffi-compiler configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-ffi-compiler
Remove ruby-ffi-compiler configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-ffi-compiler configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-ffi-compiler
Dependencies
ruby-ffi-compiler have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-ffi-compiler package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
