How To Install ruby-encryptor on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-encryptor on Debian 11. ruby-encryptor is wrapper for the standard Ruby OpenSSL library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-encryptor on Debian 11.

What is ruby-encryptor

ruby-encryptor is:

A simple wrapper for the standard ruby OpenSSL library to encrypt and decrypt strings. Intended to be used along with attr_encrypted gem to easily encrypt/ decrypt attributes in any class or model.

There are three methods to install ruby-encryptor 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 ruby-encryptor 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-encryptor using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-encryptor

Install ruby-encryptor Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-encryptor

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

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-encryptor

How To Uninstall ruby-encryptor on Debian 11

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-encryptor

Uninstall ruby-encryptor And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ruby-encryptor and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-encryptor

Remove ruby-encryptor Configurations and Data

To remove ruby-encryptor configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-encryptor

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

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

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

Dependencies

ruby-encryptor have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-encryptor package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.