How To Install ruby-googleauth on Debian 12

Learn how to install ruby-googleauth on Debian 12 with this tutorial. ruby-googleauth is Google Auth Library for Ruby

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-googleauth on Debian 12.

What is ruby-googleauth

ruby-googleauth is:

Allows simple authorization for accessing Google APIs. Provide support for Application Default Credentials, as described at https://developers.google.com/accounts/docs/application-default-credentials

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-googleauth

Install ruby-googleauth Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-googleauth

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

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-googleauth

How To Uninstall ruby-googleauth on Debian 12

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-googleauth

Uninstall ruby-googleauth And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ruby-googleauth and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-googleauth

Remove ruby-googleauth Configurations and Data

To remove ruby-googleauth configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-googleauth

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

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

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

Dependencies

ruby-googleauth have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-googleauth package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.