How To Install ruby-insist on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-insist on Debian 9. ruby-insist is assertion library for both testing and for production code

Introduction

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

What is ruby-insist

ruby-insist is:

Insist is a simple block-driven assertion library for testing both development and production code. Insist allows tests to be written in a more minimal and readable manner than Rspec.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-insist

Install ruby-insist Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-insist

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

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-insist

How To Uninstall ruby-insist on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-insist

Uninstall ruby-insist And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-insist

Remove ruby-insist Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-insist

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

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

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

Dependencies

ruby-insist have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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