How To Install ruby-macaddr on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-macaddr
on Debian 12.
What is ruby-macaddr
ruby-macaddr is:
cross platform mac address determination for ruby.
This is useful for generating unique identification numbers (uuid).
Read /usr/share/ruby-macaddr/README for more info.
There are three methods to install ruby-macaddr
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-macaddr 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-macaddr
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-macaddr
Install ruby-macaddr Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-macaddr
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-macaddr
Install ruby-macaddr 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-macaddr
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-macaddr
How To Uninstall ruby-macaddr on Debian 12
To uninstall only the ruby-macaddr
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-macaddr
Uninstall ruby-macaddr And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-macaddr
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-macaddr
Remove ruby-macaddr Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-macaddr
configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-macaddr
Remove ruby-macaddr configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-macaddr
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-macaddr
Dependencies
ruby-macaddr have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-macaddr
package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.