How To Install ruby-ffi-yajl on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-ffi-yajl on Debian 9.
What is ruby-ffi-yajl
ruby-ffi-yajl is:
ffi-yajl is a Ruby adapter for the yajl JSON parser/generator library. It supports multiple Ruby C extension mechanisms, including both MRI native extensions and FFI in order to be compatible with as many Ruby implementations as possible while providing good performance where possible.
There are three methods to install ruby-ffi-yajl on Debian 9. 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-yajl 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-yajl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-ffi-yajl
Install ruby-ffi-yajl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-ffi-yajl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-ffi-yajl
Install ruby-ffi-yajl 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-yajl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-ffi-yajl
How To Uninstall ruby-ffi-yajl on Debian 9
To uninstall only the ruby-ffi-yajl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-ffi-yajl
Uninstall ruby-ffi-yajl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-ffi-yajl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-ffi-yajl
Remove ruby-ffi-yajl Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-ffi-yajl configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-ffi-yajl
Remove ruby-ffi-yajl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-ffi-yajl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-ffi-yajl
Dependencies
ruby-ffi-yajl have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-ffi-yajl package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.