How To Install ruby-mixlib-cli on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-mixlib-cli on Debian 10.
What is ruby-mixlib-cli
ruby-mixlib-cli is:
It provides a class based object to parse command line options. It supports long and short options, descriptions, and a number of other common features.
Mixlib::CLI provides a class-based command line option parsing object, like the one used in Chef, Ohai and Relish.
There are three methods to install ruby-mixlib-cli 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-mixlib-cli 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-mixlib-cli using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-mixlib-cli
Install ruby-mixlib-cli Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-mixlib-cli using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-mixlib-cli
Install ruby-mixlib-cli 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-mixlib-cli using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-mixlib-cli
How To Uninstall ruby-mixlib-cli on Debian 10
To uninstall only the ruby-mixlib-cli package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-mixlib-cli
Uninstall ruby-mixlib-cli And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-mixlib-cli and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-mixlib-cli
Remove ruby-mixlib-cli Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-mixlib-cli configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-mixlib-cli
Remove ruby-mixlib-cli configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-mixlib-cli configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-mixlib-cli
Dependencies
ruby-mixlib-cli have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-mixlib-cli package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
