How To Install ruby-psych on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-psych on Debian 10.
What is ruby-psych
ruby-psych is:
ruby-psych is a YAML parser and emitter. Psych leverages libyaml for its YAML parsing and emitting capabilities. In addition to wrapping libyaml, Psych also knows how to serialize and de-serialize most Ruby objects to and from the YAML format.
Psych has been included with the main Ruby implementation since 1.9.2, and is the default YAML parser from 1.9.3 and beyond.
There are three methods to install ruby-psych 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-psych 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-psych using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-psych
Install ruby-psych Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-psych using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-psych
Install ruby-psych 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-psych using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-psych
How To Uninstall ruby-psych on Debian 10
To uninstall only the ruby-psych package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-psych
Uninstall ruby-psych And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-psych and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-psych
Remove ruby-psych Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-psych configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-psych
Remove ruby-psych configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-psych configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-psych
Dependencies
ruby-psych have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-psych package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
