How To Install ruby-azure on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-azure on Debian 9. ruby-azure is Official ruby client library to consume Microsoft Azure services

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-azure on Debian 9.

What is ruby-azure

ruby-azure is:

This project provides a Ruby package for Azure Service Management, which makes it easy to access and manage Microsoft Azure Services like Storage, Service Bus and Virtual Machines

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-azure

Install ruby-azure Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-azure

Install ruby-azure 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-azure using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-azure

How To Uninstall ruby-azure on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-azure

Uninstall ruby-azure And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ruby-azure and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-azure

Remove ruby-azure Configurations and Data

To remove ruby-azure configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-azure

Remove ruby-azure configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-azure

Dependencies

ruby-azure have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-azure package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.