How To Install ruby-mixlib-install on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-mixlib-install on Debian 9.
What is ruby-mixlib-install
ruby-mixlib-install is:
Ruby library providing mixin to help with omnitruck installs.
Used by Chef related tools.
There are three methods to install ruby-mixlib-install on Debian 9. 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-install 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-install using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-mixlib-install
Install ruby-mixlib-install Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-mixlib-install using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-mixlib-install
Install ruby-mixlib-install 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-install using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-mixlib-install
How To Uninstall ruby-mixlib-install on Debian 9
To uninstall only the ruby-mixlib-install package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-mixlib-install
Uninstall ruby-mixlib-install And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-mixlib-install and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-mixlib-install
Remove ruby-mixlib-install Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-mixlib-install configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-mixlib-install
Remove ruby-mixlib-install configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-mixlib-install configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-mixlib-install
Dependencies
ruby-mixlib-install have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-mixlib-install package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.