How To Install ruby-fssm on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-fssm on Debian 10.
What is ruby-fssm
ruby-fssm is:
FFSM (File System State Monitor) keeps track of the state of any number of paths and will fire events when said state changes (create/update/delete).
FSSM supports inotify on GNU/Linux and polling anywhere else.
There are three methods to install ruby-fssm 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-fssm 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-fssm using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-fssm
Install ruby-fssm Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-fssm using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-fssm
Install ruby-fssm 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-fssm using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-fssm
How To Uninstall ruby-fssm on Debian 10
To uninstall only the ruby-fssm package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-fssm
Uninstall ruby-fssm And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-fssm and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-fssm
Remove ruby-fssm Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-fssm configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-fssm
Remove ruby-fssm configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-fssm configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-fssm
Dependencies
ruby-fssm have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-fssm package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.