How To Install ruby-excon on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-excon on Debian 12.
What is ruby-excon
ruby-excon is:
Ruby library for creating fast HTTP(S) connections, it supports:
- GET/POST/PUT/DELETE/HEAD/TRACE/OPTIONS/CONNECT methods via HTTP/1.1
- HTTPS (SSL) connections
- Proxy and keep-alive connections
- Multitreading and streaming download
There are three methods to install ruby-excon 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-excon 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-excon using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-excon
Install ruby-excon Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-excon using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-excon
Install ruby-excon 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-excon using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-excon
How To Uninstall ruby-excon on Debian 12
To uninstall only the ruby-excon package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-excon
Uninstall ruby-excon And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-excon and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-excon
Remove ruby-excon Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-excon configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-excon
Remove ruby-excon configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-excon configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-excon
Dependencies
ruby-excon have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-excon package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
