How To Install ruby-delayed-job on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-delayed-job on Debian 11. ruby-delayed-job is database-backed asynchronous priority queue system

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-delayed-job on Debian 11.

What is ruby-delayed-job

ruby-delayed-job is:

Delayed_job (or DJ) encapsulates the common pattern of asynchronously executing longer tasks in the background. It is a direct extraction from Shopify where the job table is responsible for a multitude of core tasks.

There are three methods to install ruby-delayed-job on Debian 11. 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-delayed-job 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-delayed-job using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-delayed-job

Install ruby-delayed-job Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-delayed-job

Install ruby-delayed-job 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-delayed-job using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-delayed-job

How To Uninstall ruby-delayed-job on Debian 11

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-delayed-job

Uninstall ruby-delayed-job And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ruby-delayed-job and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-delayed-job

Remove ruby-delayed-job Configurations and Data

To remove ruby-delayed-job configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-delayed-job

Remove ruby-delayed-job configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-delayed-job

Dependencies

ruby-delayed-job have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-delayed-job package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.