How To Install ruby-librdf on Debian 10

Learn how to install ruby-librdf on Debian 10 with this tutorial. ruby-librdf is Ruby language bindings for the Redland RDF library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-librdf on Debian 10.

What is ruby-librdf

ruby-librdf is:

This package contains the files needed to use the Redland Resource Description Framework (RDF) library in Ruby programs.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-librdf

Install ruby-librdf Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-librdf

Install ruby-librdf 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-librdf using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-librdf

How To Uninstall ruby-librdf on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-librdf

Uninstall ruby-librdf And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ruby-librdf and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-librdf

Remove ruby-librdf Configurations and Data

To remove ruby-librdf configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-librdf

Remove ruby-librdf configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-librdf

Dependencies

ruby-librdf have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-librdf package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.