libchef-ruby software package provides Transitional package for chef, you can install in your Debian 7 (Wheezy) by running the commands given below on the terminal,
$ sudo apt-get update $ sudo apt-get install libchef-ruby
libchef-ruby is installed in your system.
Make ensure the libchef-ruby package were installed using the commands given below,
$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep libchef-ruby *
You will get with libchef-ruby package name, version, architecture and description in a table
| Distro | Debian 7 wheezy |
| Section | Old Libraries |
| Package | libchef-ruby |
| Version | 10.12.0-3 |
| Description | Transitional package for chef |
| Sub Section | oldlibs |