How To Install ruby-activeldap on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-activeldap on Debian 9.
What is ruby-activeldap
ruby-activeldap is:
‘ActiveLdap’ is a ruby extension library which provides a clean objected oriented interface to the Ruby/LDAP library. It was inspired by ActiveRecord. This is not nearly as clean or as flexible as ActiveRecord, but it is still trivial to define new objects and manipulate them with minimal difficulty.
There are three methods to install ruby-activeldap 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-activeldap 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-activeldap using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-activeldap
Install ruby-activeldap Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-activeldap using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-activeldap
Install ruby-activeldap 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-activeldap using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-activeldap
How To Uninstall ruby-activeldap on Debian 9
To uninstall only the ruby-activeldap package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-activeldap
Uninstall ruby-activeldap And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-activeldap and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-activeldap
Remove ruby-activeldap Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-activeldap configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-activeldap
Remove ruby-activeldap configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-activeldap configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-activeldap
Dependencies
ruby-activeldap have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-activeldap package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.