How To Install ruby-rails-admin on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-rails-admin on Debian 9. ruby-rails-admin is Admin for Rails

Introduction

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

What is ruby-rails-admin

ruby-rails-admin is:

RailsAdmin is a Rails engine that provides an easy-to-use interface for managing your data.

Features:

  • CRUD any data with ease
  • Custom actions
  • Automatic form validation
  • Search and filtering
  • Export data to CSV/JSON/XML
  • Authentication (via Devise)
  • Authorization (via Cancan)
  • User action history (via PaperTrail)

Supported ORMs:

  • ActiveRecord
  • Mongoid

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-rails-admin

Install ruby-rails-admin Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-rails-admin

Install ruby-rails-admin 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-rails-admin using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-rails-admin

How To Uninstall ruby-rails-admin on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-rails-admin

Uninstall ruby-rails-admin And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-rails-admin

Remove ruby-rails-admin Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-rails-admin

Remove ruby-rails-admin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-rails-admin

Dependencies

ruby-rails-admin have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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