How To Install ruby-rugged on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-rugged on Debian 9.
What is ruby-rugged
ruby-rugged is:
libgit2 is a portable, pure C implementation of the Git distributed version control system core methods provided as a re-entrant linkable library with a solid API.
Rugged is a library for accessing libgit2 in Ruby. It allows one to explore and modify Git repositories with the speed and portability of libgit2, and the convenience of the Ruby programmation language.
There are three methods to install ruby-rugged 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-rugged 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-rugged using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-rugged
Install ruby-rugged Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-rugged using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-rugged
Install ruby-rugged 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-rugged using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-rugged
How To Uninstall ruby-rugged on Debian 9
To uninstall only the ruby-rugged package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-rugged
Uninstall ruby-rugged And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-rugged and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-rugged
Remove ruby-rugged Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-rugged configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-rugged
Remove ruby-rugged configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-rugged configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-rugged
Dependencies
ruby-rugged have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-rugged package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.