How To Install ruby-erubis on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-erubis on Debian 9.
What is ruby-erubis
ruby-erubis is:
Erubis is a very fast eRuby implementation that features:
- Multi-language support (Ruby/PHP/C/Java/Scheme/Perl/Javascript)
- Auto escaping support
- Auto trimming spaces around ‘<% %>’
- Embedded pattern changeable (default ‘<% %>’)
- Enable to handle Processing Instructions (PI) as embedded pattern
- Context object available and easy to combine eRuby template with YAML file
- Print statement available
- Easy to extend and customize in subclass
- Ruby on Rails support
There are three methods to install ruby-erubis 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-erubis 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-erubis using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-erubis
Install ruby-erubis Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-erubis using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-erubis
Install ruby-erubis 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-erubis using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-erubis
How To Uninstall ruby-erubis on Debian 9
To uninstall only the ruby-erubis package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-erubis
Uninstall ruby-erubis And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-erubis and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-erubis
Remove ruby-erubis Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-erubis configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-erubis
Remove ruby-erubis configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-erubis configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-erubis
Dependencies
ruby-erubis have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-erubis package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.