How To Install ruby-gon on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-gon on Debian 9.
What is ruby-gon
ruby-gon is:
Gon is a Ruby library allowing one to easily send the content of variables of a Ruby web application to JavaScript. It supports JBuilder, Rabl and Rabl-Rails.
There are three methods to install ruby-gon 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-gon 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-gon using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-gon
Install ruby-gon Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-gon using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-gon
Install ruby-gon 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-gon using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-gon
How To Uninstall ruby-gon on Debian 9
To uninstall only the ruby-gon package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-gon
Uninstall ruby-gon And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-gon and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-gon
Remove ruby-gon Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-gon configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-gon
Remove ruby-gon configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-gon configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-gon
Dependencies
ruby-gon have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-gon package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
