How To Install ruby-browser on Debian 12

Learn how to install ruby-browser on Debian 12 with this tutorial. ruby-browser is browser detection for Ruby

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-browser on Debian 12.

What is ruby-browser

ruby-browser is:

This gem enables users to do some browser detection with Ruby. It includes ActionController integration. It also allows users to define custom rules to define a modern browser.

There are three methods to install ruby-browser on Debian 12. 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-browser 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-browser using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-browser

Install ruby-browser Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-browser

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

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-browser

How To Uninstall ruby-browser on Debian 12

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-browser

Uninstall ruby-browser And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ruby-browser and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-browser

Remove ruby-browser Configurations and Data

To remove ruby-browser configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-browser

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

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

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

Dependencies

ruby-browser have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-browser package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.