How To Install ruby-gtk2 on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-gtk2 on Debian 10.
What is ruby-gtk2
ruby-gtk2 is:
GTK+ is a multi-platform toolkit for creating graphical user interfaces. Offering a complete set of widgets, GTK+ is suitable for projects ranging from small one-off tools to complete application suites.
This package contains libraries for using GTK+ 2 with the Ruby programming language.
There are three methods to install ruby-gtk2 on Debian 10. 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-gtk2 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-gtk2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-gtk2
Install ruby-gtk2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-gtk2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-gtk2
Install ruby-gtk2 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-gtk2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-gtk2
How To Uninstall ruby-gtk2 on Debian 10
To uninstall only the ruby-gtk2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-gtk2
Uninstall ruby-gtk2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-gtk2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-gtk2
Remove ruby-gtk2 Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-gtk2 configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-gtk2
Remove ruby-gtk2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-gtk2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-gtk2
Dependencies
ruby-gtk2 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-gtk2 package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.