How To Install ruby-factory-girl on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-factory-girl on Debian 11. ruby-factory-girl is framework and DSL for defining and using model instance factories

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-factory-girl on Debian 11.

What is ruby-factory-girl

ruby-factory-girl is:

factory_girl provides a framework and DSL for defining and using factories - less error-prone, more explicit, and all-around easier to work with than fixtures.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-factory-girl

Install ruby-factory-girl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-factory-girl

Install ruby-factory-girl 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-factory-girl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-factory-girl

How To Uninstall ruby-factory-girl on Debian 11

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-factory-girl

Uninstall ruby-factory-girl And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-factory-girl

Remove ruby-factory-girl Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-factory-girl

Remove ruby-factory-girl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-factory-girl

Dependencies

ruby-factory-girl have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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