How To Install ruby-statistics on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-statistics on Debian 12.
What is ruby-statistics
ruby-statistics is:
This gem is intended to accomplish the same purpose as jStat js library: to provide ruby with statistical capabilities without the need of a statistical programming language like R or Octave. Some functions and capabilities are an implementation from other authors and are referenced properly in the class/method.
There are three methods to install ruby-statistics 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-statistics 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-statistics using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-statistics
Install ruby-statistics Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-statistics using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-statistics
Install ruby-statistics 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-statistics using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-statistics
How To Uninstall ruby-statistics on Debian 12
To uninstall only the ruby-statistics package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-statistics
Uninstall ruby-statistics And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-statistics and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-statistics
Remove ruby-statistics Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-statistics configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-statistics
Remove ruby-statistics configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-statistics configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-statistics
Dependencies
ruby-statistics have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-statistics package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
