How To Install ruby-jaro-winkler on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-jaro-winkler on Debian 11.
What is ruby-jaro-winkler
ruby-jaro-winkler is:
jaro_winkler is an implementation of Jaro-Winkler distance algorithm which is written in C extension and will fallback to pure Ruby version in platforms other than MRI/KRI like JRuby or Rubinius. Both of C and Ruby implementation support any kind of string encoding, such as UTF-8, EUC-JP, Big5, etc.
There are three methods to install ruby-jaro-winkler on Debian 11. 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-jaro-winkler 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-jaro-winkler using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-jaro-winkler
Install ruby-jaro-winkler Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-jaro-winkler using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-jaro-winkler
Install ruby-jaro-winkler 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-jaro-winkler using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-jaro-winkler
How To Uninstall ruby-jaro-winkler on Debian 11
To uninstall only the ruby-jaro-winkler package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-jaro-winkler
Uninstall ruby-jaro-winkler And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-jaro-winkler and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-jaro-winkler
Remove ruby-jaro-winkler Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-jaro-winkler configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-jaro-winkler
Remove ruby-jaro-winkler configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-jaro-winkler configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-jaro-winkler
Dependencies
ruby-jaro-winkler have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-jaro-winkler package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.