How To Install ruby-ssh-data on Debian 12

Learn how to install ruby-ssh-data on Debian 12 with this tutorial. ruby-ssh-data is Library for parsing SSH certificates

Introduction

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

What is ruby-ssh-data

ruby-ssh-data is:

The scope of this project is limited to processing and directly using keys and certificates. It can be used to generate SSH private keys, verify signatures using public keys, sign data using private keys, issue certificates using private keys, and parse certificates and public and private keys. This library supports RSA, DSA, ECDSA, and ED25519* keys. This library does not offer or intend to offer functionality for SSH connectivity, processing of SSH wire protocol data, or processing of other key formats or types.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-ssh-data

Install ruby-ssh-data Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-ssh-data

Install ruby-ssh-data 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-ssh-data using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-ssh-data

How To Uninstall ruby-ssh-data on Debian 12

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-ssh-data

Uninstall ruby-ssh-data And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-ssh-data

Remove ruby-ssh-data Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-ssh-data

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

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-ssh-data

Dependencies

ruby-ssh-data have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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