How To Install ruby-notmuch on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-notmuch on Debian 11.
What is ruby-notmuch
ruby-notmuch is:
Notmuch is a system for indexing, searching, reading, and tagging large collections of email messages in maildir or mh format. It uses the Xapian library to provide fast, full-text search with a very convenient search syntax.
This package provides a Ruby interface to the notmuch functionality, directly interfacing with a shared notmuch library.
There are three methods to install ruby-notmuch on Debian 11. 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-notmuch 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-notmuch using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-notmuch
Install ruby-notmuch Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-notmuch using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-notmuch
Install ruby-notmuch 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-notmuch using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-notmuch
How To Uninstall ruby-notmuch on Debian 11
To uninstall only the ruby-notmuch package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-notmuch
Uninstall ruby-notmuch And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-notmuch and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-notmuch
Remove ruby-notmuch Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-notmuch configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-notmuch
Remove ruby-notmuch configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-notmuch configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-notmuch
Dependencies
ruby-notmuch have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-notmuch package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.