How To Install puma on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install puma on Debian 9.
What is puma
puma is:
Puma is a simple, fast, threaded, and highly concurrent HTTP 1.1 server for Ruby/Rack applications. Puma is intended for use in both development and production environments.
There are three methods to install puma 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 puma Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install puma using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install puma
Install puma Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install puma using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install puma
Install puma 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 puma using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install puma
How To Uninstall puma on Debian 9
To uninstall only the puma package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove puma
Uninstall puma And Its Dependencies
To uninstall puma and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove puma
Remove puma Configurations and Data
To remove puma configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge puma
Remove puma configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove puma configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge puma
Dependencies
puma have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install puma package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
