How To Install ruby-rack-contrib on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-rack-contrib on Debian 9.
What is ruby-rack-contrib
ruby-rack-contrib is:
This package includes a variety of add-on components for Rack, a Ruby web server interface. For a full list, see /usr/share/doc/ruby-rack-contrib/README.md*
There are three methods to install ruby-rack-contrib 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-rack-contrib 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-rack-contrib using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-rack-contrib
Install ruby-rack-contrib Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-rack-contrib using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-rack-contrib
Install ruby-rack-contrib 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-rack-contrib using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-rack-contrib
How To Uninstall ruby-rack-contrib on Debian 9
To uninstall only the ruby-rack-contrib package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-rack-contrib
Uninstall ruby-rack-contrib And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-rack-contrib and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-rack-contrib
Remove ruby-rack-contrib Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-rack-contrib configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-rack-contrib
Remove ruby-rack-contrib configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-rack-contrib configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-rack-contrib
Dependencies
ruby-rack-contrib have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-rack-contrib package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
