How To Install ruby-highline on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-highline
on Debian 9.
What is ruby-highline
ruby-highline is:
Highline is a high-level IO library that provides validation, type conversion, and more for command-line interfaces. It also includes a complete menu system that can crank out anything from simple list selection to complete shells with just minutes of work.
There are three methods to install ruby-highline
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-highline 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-highline
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-highline
Install ruby-highline Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-highline
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-highline
Install ruby-highline 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-highline
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-highline
How To Uninstall ruby-highline on Debian 9
To uninstall only the ruby-highline
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-highline
Uninstall ruby-highline And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-highline
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-highline
Remove ruby-highline Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-highline
configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-highline
Remove ruby-highline configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-highline
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-highline
Dependencies
ruby-highline have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-highline
package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.