How To Install ruby-tty-spinner on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-tty-spinner on Debian 12.
What is ruby-tty-spinner
ruby-tty-spinner is:
tty-spinner provides a selection of different text-based animations that can be shown when the user is waiting on a task running in terminal that has non-deterministic time frame.
Those tasks will usually be waiting for some I/O, for example a download or a task that was requested from a service that will give an answer whenever the response is ready.
There are three methods to install ruby-tty-spinner 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-tty-spinner 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-tty-spinner using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-tty-spinner
Install ruby-tty-spinner Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-tty-spinner using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-tty-spinner
Install ruby-tty-spinner 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-tty-spinner using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-tty-spinner
How To Uninstall ruby-tty-spinner on Debian 12
To uninstall only the ruby-tty-spinner package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-tty-spinner
Uninstall ruby-tty-spinner And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-tty-spinner and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-tty-spinner
Remove ruby-tty-spinner Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-tty-spinner configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-tty-spinner
Remove ruby-tty-spinner configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-tty-spinner configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-tty-spinner
Dependencies
ruby-tty-spinner have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-tty-spinner package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
