How To Install ruby-childprocess on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-childprocess on Debian 10.
What is ruby-childprocess
ruby-childprocess is:
This library aims at being a simple and reliable solution for controlling external programs running in the background on any Ruby / OS combination.
The code originated in the selenium-webdriver gem, but should prove useful as a standalone library.
There are three methods to install ruby-childprocess on Debian 10. 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-childprocess 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-childprocess using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-childprocess
Install ruby-childprocess Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-childprocess using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-childprocess
Install ruby-childprocess 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-childprocess using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-childprocess
How To Uninstall ruby-childprocess on Debian 10
To uninstall only the ruby-childprocess package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-childprocess
Uninstall ruby-childprocess And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-childprocess and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-childprocess
Remove ruby-childprocess Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-childprocess configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-childprocess
Remove ruby-childprocess configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-childprocess configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-childprocess
Dependencies
ruby-childprocess have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-childprocess package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.