How To Install ruby-rbpdf on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-rbpdf on Debian 9.
What is ruby-rbpdf
ruby-rbpdf is:
Template plugin allowing the inclusion of ERB-enabled RBPDF template files, what can be used for example to generate PDF files in web applications.
This package provides the main library.
There are three methods to install ruby-rbpdf on Debian 9. 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-rbpdf 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-rbpdf using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-rbpdf
Install ruby-rbpdf Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-rbpdf using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-rbpdf
Install ruby-rbpdf 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-rbpdf using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-rbpdf
How To Uninstall ruby-rbpdf on Debian 9
To uninstall only the ruby-rbpdf package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-rbpdf
Uninstall ruby-rbpdf And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-rbpdf and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-rbpdf
Remove ruby-rbpdf Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-rbpdf configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-rbpdf
Remove ruby-rbpdf configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-rbpdf configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-rbpdf
Dependencies
ruby-rbpdf have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-rbpdf package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.