How To Install ruby-psych on Debian 12

Learn how to install ruby-psych on Debian 12 with this tutorial. ruby-psych is libyaml wrapper for Ruby

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-psych on Debian 12.

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 12. 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 12

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 12, 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 12 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 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.