How To Install ruby-webkit2-gtk on Debian 12

Learn how to install ruby-webkit2-gtk on Debian 12 with this tutorial. ruby-webkit2-gtk is WebKitGTK+ bindings for the Ruby language

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-webkit2-gtk on Debian 12.

What is ruby-webkit2-gtk

ruby-webkit2-gtk is:

WebKitGTK+ is the GNOME platform port of the WebKit rendering engine. Offering WebKit??s full functionality through a set of GObject-based APIs, it is suitable for projects requiring any kind of web integration, from hybrid HTML/CSS applications to full-fledged web browsers, like Epiphany and Midori.

This package contains libraries for using WebKitGTK+ with GTK+ 3 and the Ruby language.

There are three methods to install ruby-webkit2-gtk 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-webkit2-gtk 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-webkit2-gtk using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-webkit2-gtk

Install ruby-webkit2-gtk Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install ruby-webkit2-gtk using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install ruby-webkit2-gtk

Install ruby-webkit2-gtk 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-webkit2-gtk using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-webkit2-gtk

How To Uninstall ruby-webkit2-gtk on Debian 12

To uninstall only the ruby-webkit2-gtk package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ruby-webkit2-gtk

Uninstall ruby-webkit2-gtk And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ruby-webkit2-gtk and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-webkit2-gtk

Remove ruby-webkit2-gtk Configurations and Data

To remove ruby-webkit2-gtk configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-webkit2-gtk

Remove ruby-webkit2-gtk configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove ruby-webkit2-gtk configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-webkit2-gtk

Dependencies

ruby-webkit2-gtk have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-webkit2-gtk package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.