How To Install ruby-libvirt on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-libvirt on Debian 10.
What is ruby-libvirt
ruby-libvirt is:
This library provides Ruby bindings for using libvirt.
Libvirt is a toolkit to interact with the virtualization capabilities of recent versions of Linux (and other OSes). The library aims at providing a long term stable C API for different virtualization mechanisms. It currently supports QEMU, KVM, and XEN.
There are three methods to install ruby-libvirt 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-libvirt 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-libvirt using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-libvirt
Install ruby-libvirt Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-libvirt using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-libvirt
Install ruby-libvirt 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-libvirt using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-libvirt
How To Uninstall ruby-libvirt on Debian 10
To uninstall only the ruby-libvirt package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-libvirt
Uninstall ruby-libvirt And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-libvirt and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-libvirt
Remove ruby-libvirt Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-libvirt configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-libvirt
Remove ruby-libvirt configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-libvirt configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-libvirt
Dependencies
ruby-libvirt have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-libvirt package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.