How To Install ruby-redis-actionpack on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-redis-actionpack on Debian 9. ruby-redis-actionpack is Redis session store for ActionPack

Introduction

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

What is ruby-redis-actionpack

ruby-redis-actionpack is:

The gem redis-actionpack provides a session store for ActionPack, specifically for ActionDispatch. Redis Store provides a full set of stores (Cache, I18n, Session, HTTP Cache) for modern Ruby frameworks like Ruby on Rails, Sinatra, Rack, Rack::Cache and I18n. It supports object marshalling, timeouts, single or multiple nodes, and namespaces.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-redis-actionpack

Install ruby-redis-actionpack Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-redis-actionpack

Install ruby-redis-actionpack 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-redis-actionpack using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-redis-actionpack

How To Uninstall ruby-redis-actionpack on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-redis-actionpack

Uninstall ruby-redis-actionpack And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-redis-actionpack

Remove ruby-redis-actionpack Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-redis-actionpack

Remove ruby-redis-actionpack configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-redis-actionpack

Dependencies

ruby-redis-actionpack have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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