How To Install ruby-rspec on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-rspec on Debian 11. ruby-rspec is Behaviour Driven Development framework for Ruby - metapackage

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-rspec on Debian 11.

What is ruby-rspec

ruby-rspec is:

RSpec is a Behaviour Driven Development framework for Ruby. It provides a framework for writing and executing examples of how your Ruby application should behave.

There are three methods to install ruby-rspec on Debian 11. 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-rspec 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-rspec using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-rspec

Install ruby-rspec Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-rspec

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

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-rspec

How To Uninstall ruby-rspec on Debian 11

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-rspec

Uninstall ruby-rspec And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ruby-rspec and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-rspec

Remove ruby-rspec Configurations and Data

To remove ruby-rspec configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-rspec

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

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

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

Dependencies

ruby-rspec have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-rspec package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.