How To Install ruby-github-markup on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-github-markup on Debian 9. ruby-github-markup is GitHub Markup rendering

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-github-markup on Debian 9.

What is ruby-github-markup

ruby-github-markup is:

GitHub Markup converts multiple different rich text files to html.

The following markups are supported:

  • Markdown
  • Textile
  • RDoc
  • Emacs org-mode
  • Creole
  • MediaWiki
  • reStructuredText
  • AsciiDoc
  • Plain Old Documentation (pod)

There are three methods to install ruby-github-markup 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-github-markup 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-github-markup using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-github-markup

Install ruby-github-markup Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-github-markup

Install ruby-github-markup 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-github-markup using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-github-markup

How To Uninstall ruby-github-markup on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-github-markup

Uninstall ruby-github-markup And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ruby-github-markup and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-github-markup

Remove ruby-github-markup Configurations and Data

To remove ruby-github-markup configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-github-markup

Remove ruby-github-markup configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-github-markup

Dependencies

ruby-github-markup have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-github-markup package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.