How To Install ruby-rgen on Debian 12

Learn how to install ruby-rgen on Debian 12 with this tutorial. ruby-rgen is Ruby Modelling and Generator Framework

Introduction

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

What is ruby-rgen

ruby-rgen is:

RGen is a framework for Model Driven Software Development (MDSD) in Ruby.

This means that it helps you build Metamodels, instantiate Models, modify and transform Models and finally generate arbitrary textual content from it.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-rgen

Install ruby-rgen Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-rgen

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

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-rgen

How To Uninstall ruby-rgen on Debian 12

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-rgen

Uninstall ruby-rgen And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ruby-rgen and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-rgen

Remove ruby-rgen Configurations and Data

To remove ruby-rgen configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-rgen

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

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

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

Dependencies

ruby-rgen have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-rgen package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.