How To Install ruby-grape on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-grape on Debian 9. ruby-grape is Simple Ruby framework for building REST-like APIs

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-grape on Debian 9.

What is ruby-grape

ruby-grape is:

Grape is a REST-like API micro-framework for Ruby. It’s designed to run on Rack or complement existing web application frameworks such as Rails and Sinatra by providing a simple DSL to easily develop RESTful APIs. It has built-in support for common conventions, including multiple formats, subdomain/prefix restriction, content negotiation, versioning and much more.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-grape

Install ruby-grape Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-grape

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

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-grape

How To Uninstall ruby-grape on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-grape

Uninstall ruby-grape And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ruby-grape and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-grape

Remove ruby-grape Configurations and Data

To remove ruby-grape configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-grape

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

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

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

Dependencies

ruby-grape have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-grape package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.