How To Install ruby-json-schema on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-json-schema on Debian 9. ruby-json-schema is Ruby JSON Schema Validator

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-json-schema on Debian 9.

What is ruby-json-schema

ruby-json-schema is:

This library is intended to provide Ruby with an interface for validating JSON objects against a JSON schema conforming to JSON Schema Draft 4. Legacy support for JSON Schema Draft 3, JSON Schema Draft 2, and JSON Schema Draft 1 is also included.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-json-schema

Install ruby-json-schema Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-json-schema

Install ruby-json-schema 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-json-schema using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-json-schema

How To Uninstall ruby-json-schema on Debian 9

To uninstall only the ruby-json-schema package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ruby-json-schema

Uninstall ruby-json-schema And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-json-schema

Remove ruby-json-schema Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-json-schema

Remove ruby-json-schema configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-json-schema

Dependencies

ruby-json-schema have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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