How To Install ruby-pathname2 on Debian 10

Learn how to install ruby-pathname2 on Debian 10 with this tutorial. ruby-pathname2 is alternate implementation of the Pathname class

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-pathname2 on Debian 10.

What is ruby-pathname2

ruby-pathname2 is:

pathname2 is a library that provides an implementation of the Pathname class different from the one that ships as part of the Ruby standard library. It is a subclass of String, though several methods have been overridden to better fit a path context. In addition, it supports file URL’s as paths, provides additional methods for Windows paths, and handles UNC paths on Windows properly.

There are three methods to install ruby-pathname2 on Debian 10. 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-pathname2 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-pathname2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-pathname2

Install ruby-pathname2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install ruby-pathname2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install ruby-pathname2

Install ruby-pathname2 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-pathname2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-pathname2

How To Uninstall ruby-pathname2 on Debian 10

To uninstall only the ruby-pathname2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ruby-pathname2

Uninstall ruby-pathname2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ruby-pathname2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-pathname2

Remove ruby-pathname2 Configurations and Data

To remove ruby-pathname2 configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-pathname2

Remove ruby-pathname2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove ruby-pathname2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-pathname2

Dependencies

ruby-pathname2 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-pathname2 package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.