How To Install ruby-ffi-libarchive on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-ffi-libarchive on Debian 12.
What is ruby-ffi-libarchive
ruby-ffi-libarchive is:
This library provides Ruby FFI bindings to the well-known libarchive library (https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive).
There are three methods to install ruby-ffi-libarchive 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-libarchive 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-libarchive using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-ffi-libarchive
Install ruby-ffi-libarchive Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-ffi-libarchive using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-ffi-libarchive
Install ruby-ffi-libarchive 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-libarchive using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-ffi-libarchive
How To Uninstall ruby-ffi-libarchive on Debian 12
To uninstall only the ruby-ffi-libarchive package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-ffi-libarchive
Uninstall ruby-ffi-libarchive And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-ffi-libarchive and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-ffi-libarchive
Remove ruby-ffi-libarchive Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-ffi-libarchive configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-ffi-libarchive
Remove ruby-ffi-libarchive configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-ffi-libarchive configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-ffi-libarchive
Dependencies
ruby-ffi-libarchive have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-ffi-libarchive package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
