How To Install ruby-launchy on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-launchy on Debian 12.
What is ruby-launchy
ruby-launchy is:
Launchy is a helper class for launching cross-platform applications in a fire and forget manner. There are application concepts (browser, email client, etc) that are common across all platforms, and they may be launched differently on each platform. Launchy is here to make a common approach to launching external applications from within ruby programs.
There are three methods to install ruby-launchy on Debian 12. 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-launchy 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-launchy using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-launchy
Install ruby-launchy Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-launchy using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-launchy
Install ruby-launchy 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-launchy using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-launchy
How To Uninstall ruby-launchy on Debian 12
To uninstall only the ruby-launchy package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-launchy
Uninstall ruby-launchy And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-launchy and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-launchy
Remove ruby-launchy Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-launchy configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-launchy
Remove ruby-launchy configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-launchy configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-launchy
Dependencies
ruby-launchy have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-launchy package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.