How To Install ruby-mixlib-log on Debian 9

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-mixlib-log on Debian 9.

What is ruby-mixlib-log

ruby-mixlib-log is:

Provides a class based object to provide logging. Messages can be sent at different levels such as warn or error. Logging defaults to STDOUT but can also be sent to a file with simple built in rotation.

There are three methods to install ruby-mixlib-log 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-log 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-log using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-mixlib-log

Install ruby-mixlib-log Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install ruby-mixlib-log using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install ruby-mixlib-log

Install ruby-mixlib-log 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-log using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-mixlib-log

How To Uninstall ruby-mixlib-log on Debian 9

To uninstall only the ruby-mixlib-log package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ruby-mixlib-log

Uninstall ruby-mixlib-log And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ruby-mixlib-log and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-mixlib-log

Remove ruby-mixlib-log Configurations and Data

To remove ruby-mixlib-log configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-mixlib-log

Remove ruby-mixlib-log configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove ruby-mixlib-log configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-mixlib-log

Dependencies

ruby-mixlib-log have the following dependencies:

• ruby

References

• ruby-mixlib-log website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-mixlib-log package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.