How To Install ruby-progressbar on Debian 10

Learn how to install ruby-progressbar on Debian 10 with this tutorial. ruby-progressbar is Text progress bar library for Ruby

Introduction

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

What is ruby-progressbar

ruby-progressbar is:

Ruby/ProgressBar is a text progress bar library for Ruby. It can indicate progress with percentage, a progress bar, and estimated remaining time.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-progressbar

Install ruby-progressbar Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-progressbar

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

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-progressbar

How To Uninstall ruby-progressbar on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-progressbar

Uninstall ruby-progressbar And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-progressbar

Remove ruby-progressbar Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-progressbar

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

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

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

Dependencies

ruby-progressbar have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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