How To Install ruby-gdk-pixbuf2 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-gdk-pixbuf2 on Debian 9.
What is ruby-gdk-pixbuf2
ruby-gdk-pixbuf2 is:
Gdk-Pixbuf is a library for loading and rendering images. This package contains libraries for using Gdk-Pixbuf with the Ruby programming language.
There are three methods to install ruby-gdk-pixbuf2 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-gdk-pixbuf2 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-gdk-pixbuf2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-gdk-pixbuf2
Install ruby-gdk-pixbuf2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-gdk-pixbuf2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-gdk-pixbuf2
Install ruby-gdk-pixbuf2 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-gdk-pixbuf2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-gdk-pixbuf2
How To Uninstall ruby-gdk-pixbuf2 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the ruby-gdk-pixbuf2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-gdk-pixbuf2
Uninstall ruby-gdk-pixbuf2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-gdk-pixbuf2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-gdk-pixbuf2
Remove ruby-gdk-pixbuf2 Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-gdk-pixbuf2 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-gdk-pixbuf2
Remove ruby-gdk-pixbuf2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-gdk-pixbuf2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-gdk-pixbuf2
Dependencies
ruby-gdk-pixbuf2 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-gdk-pixbuf2 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.