How To Install libapache2-mod-passenger on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libapache2-mod-passenger
on Debian 9.
What is libapache2-mod-passenger
libapache2-mod-passenger is:
Phusion Passenger ?? a.k.a. mod_rails or mod_rack ?? makes deployment of Ruby web applications, such as those built on the revolutionary Ruby on Rails web framework, a breeze.
This package contains the Apache 2 module required by Phusion Passenger.
There are three methods to install libapache2-mod-passenger
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 libapache2-mod-passenger Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libapache2-mod-passenger
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libapache2-mod-passenger
Install libapache2-mod-passenger Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libapache2-mod-passenger
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libapache2-mod-passenger
Install libapache2-mod-passenger 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 libapache2-mod-passenger
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libapache2-mod-passenger
How To Uninstall libapache2-mod-passenger on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libapache2-mod-passenger
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libapache2-mod-passenger
Uninstall libapache2-mod-passenger And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libapache2-mod-passenger
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libapache2-mod-passenger
Remove libapache2-mod-passenger Configurations and Data
To remove libapache2-mod-passenger
configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libapache2-mod-passenger
Remove libapache2-mod-passenger configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libapache2-mod-passenger
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libapache2-mod-passenger
Dependencies
libapache2-mod-passenger have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libapache2-mod-passenger
package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.