How To Install mongrel2-run on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mongrel2-run
on Debian 11.
What is mongrel2-run
mongrel2-run is:
Mongrel2 is an application, programming language, and network architecture agnostic web server that focuses on web applications using modern browser technologies.
Mongrel2 supports 17 languages and platforms, HTTP, Flash sockets, WebSockets, Long Polling, and many ways to deploy and hack on it.
This package includes the infrastructure needed to setup a standalone web server. Starting mongrel2 at boot is done using runit.
There are three methods to install mongrel2-run
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 mongrel2-run Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install mongrel2-run
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mongrel2-run
Install mongrel2-run Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install mongrel2-run
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mongrel2-run
Install mongrel2-run 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 mongrel2-run
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mongrel2-run
How To Uninstall mongrel2-run on Debian 11
To uninstall only the mongrel2-run
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mongrel2-run
Uninstall mongrel2-run And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mongrel2-run
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mongrel2-run
Remove mongrel2-run Configurations and Data
To remove mongrel2-run
configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mongrel2-run
Remove mongrel2-run configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mongrel2-run
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mongrel2-run
Dependencies
mongrel2-run have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mongrel2-run
package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.