How To Install ruby-msgpack on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-msgpack on Debian 9.
What is ruby-msgpack
ruby-msgpack is:
ruby-msgpack is Ruby library for MessagePack, a binary-based efficient object serialization. It enables to exchange structured objects between many languages like JSON. But unlike JSON, it is very fast and small.
There are three methods to install ruby-msgpack 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-msgpack 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-msgpack using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-msgpack
Install ruby-msgpack Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-msgpack using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-msgpack
Install ruby-msgpack 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-msgpack using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-msgpack
How To Uninstall ruby-msgpack on Debian 9
To uninstall only the ruby-msgpack package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-msgpack
Uninstall ruby-msgpack And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-msgpack and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-msgpack
Remove ruby-msgpack Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-msgpack configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-msgpack
Remove ruby-msgpack configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-msgpack configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-msgpack
Dependencies
ruby-msgpack have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-msgpack package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.