How To Install ruby3.1 on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby3.1 on Debian 12.
What is ruby3.1
ruby3.1 is:
Ruby is the interpreted scripting language for quick and easy object-oriented programming. It has many features to process text files and to do system management tasks (as in perl). It is simple, straight-forward, and extensible.
In the name of this package, 3.1' indicates the Ruby library compatibility version. This package currently provides the 3.1.x’ branch of Ruby.
There are three methods to install ruby3.1 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 ruby3.1 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby3.1 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby3.1
Install ruby3.1 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby3.1 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby3.1
Install ruby3.1 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 ruby3.1 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby3.1
How To Uninstall ruby3.1 on Debian 12
To uninstall only the ruby3.1 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby3.1
Uninstall ruby3.1 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby3.1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby3.1
Remove ruby3.1 Configurations and Data
To remove ruby3.1 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby3.1
Remove ruby3.1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby3.1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby3.1
Dependencies
ruby3.1 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby3.1 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
