How To Install ruby-soap4r on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-soap4r on Debian 12.
What is ruby-soap4r
ruby-soap4r is:
This library was originally part of the standard library up until Ruby 1.8. It was removed from the standard library in Ruby 1.9 for compatibility reasons.
This version of the library was forward-ported to Ruby 1.9.
There are three methods to install ruby-soap4r 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-soap4r 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-soap4r using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-soap4r
Install ruby-soap4r Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-soap4r using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-soap4r
Install ruby-soap4r 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-soap4r using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-soap4r
How To Uninstall ruby-soap4r on Debian 12
To uninstall only the ruby-soap4r package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-soap4r
Uninstall ruby-soap4r And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-soap4r and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-soap4r
Remove ruby-soap4r Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-soap4r configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-soap4r
Remove ruby-soap4r configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-soap4r configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-soap4r
Dependencies
ruby-soap4r have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-soap4r package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
