How To Install ruby-notifier on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-notifier on Debian 9.
What is ruby-notifier
ruby-notifier is:
Notifier gem can be used to send system notifications on several platforms with a simple and unified API. Currently supports Growl, Libnotify, OSD, KDE (Knotify and Kdialog) and Snarl
There are three methods to install ruby-notifier 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-notifier 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-notifier using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-notifier
Install ruby-notifier Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-notifier using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-notifier
Install ruby-notifier 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-notifier using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-notifier
How To Uninstall ruby-notifier on Debian 9
To uninstall only the ruby-notifier package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-notifier
Uninstall ruby-notifier And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-notifier and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-notifier
Remove ruby-notifier Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-notifier configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-notifier
Remove ruby-notifier configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-notifier configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-notifier
Dependencies
ruby-notifier have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-notifier package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.