How To Install ruby-task-list on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-task-list on Debian 9. ruby-task-list is GitHub-flavored-Markdown TaskList components

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-task-list on Debian 9.

What is ruby-task-list

ruby-task-list is:

This package provides various components necessary for integrating Task Lists into your GitHub-flavored-Markdown user content.

The Task List feature is actually made of several different components:

  • GitHub-flavored-Markdown Filter
  • Model: summarizes task list items
  • JavaScript: task list update behavior
  • CSS: styles Markdown task list items

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-task-list

Install ruby-task-list Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-task-list

Install ruby-task-list 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-task-list using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-task-list

How To Uninstall ruby-task-list on Debian 9

To uninstall only the ruby-task-list package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ruby-task-list

Uninstall ruby-task-list And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ruby-task-list and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-task-list

Remove ruby-task-list Configurations and Data

To remove ruby-task-list configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-task-list

Remove ruby-task-list configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-task-list

Dependencies

ruby-task-list have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-task-list package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.