How To Install ruby-riddle on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-riddle on Debian 9.
What is ruby-riddle
ruby-riddle is:
A Ruby API and configuration helper for the Sphinx search service.
There are three methods to install ruby-riddle 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-riddle 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-riddle using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-riddle
Install ruby-riddle Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-riddle using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-riddle
Install ruby-riddle 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-riddle using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-riddle
How To Uninstall ruby-riddle on Debian 9
To uninstall only the ruby-riddle package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-riddle
Uninstall ruby-riddle And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-riddle and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-riddle
Remove ruby-riddle Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-riddle configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-riddle
Remove ruby-riddle configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-riddle configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-riddle
Dependencies
ruby-riddle have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-riddle package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.