How To Install ruby-faker on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-faker on Debian 10.
What is ruby-faker
ruby-faker is:
This gem provides a port of Data::Faker from Perl, which can be used to easily generate fake data: names, addresses, phone numbers, etc. It comes in very handy for taking screenshots, having real-looking test data, and having your database populated with more than one or two records while you’re doing development.
There are three methods to install ruby-faker 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-faker 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-faker using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-faker
Install ruby-faker Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-faker using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-faker
Install ruby-faker 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-faker using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-faker
How To Uninstall ruby-faker on Debian 10
To uninstall only the ruby-faker package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-faker
Uninstall ruby-faker And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-faker and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-faker
Remove ruby-faker Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-faker configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-faker
Remove ruby-faker configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-faker configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-faker
Dependencies
ruby-faker have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-faker package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.