How To Install ruby-maxminddb on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-maxminddb
on Debian 12.
What is ruby-maxminddb
ruby-maxminddb is:
Pure Ruby MaxMind DB (GeoIP2) binary file reader. MaxMind provides both binary and CSV databases for GeoIP2. Both formats provide additional data not available in the legacy databases including localized names for cities, subdivisions, and countries.
There are three methods to install ruby-maxminddb
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-maxminddb 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-maxminddb
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-maxminddb
Install ruby-maxminddb Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-maxminddb
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-maxminddb
Install ruby-maxminddb 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-maxminddb
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-maxminddb
How To Uninstall ruby-maxminddb on Debian 12
To uninstall only the ruby-maxminddb
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-maxminddb
Uninstall ruby-maxminddb And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-maxminddb
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-maxminddb
Remove ruby-maxminddb Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-maxminddb
configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-maxminddb
Remove ruby-maxminddb configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-maxminddb
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-maxminddb
Dependencies
ruby-maxminddb have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-maxminddb
package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.