How To Install ruby-httparty on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-httparty on Debian 9.
What is ruby-httparty
ruby-httparty is:
HTTParty is a Ruby library to build easily classes that can use Web-based APIs and related services. At its simplest, the HTTParty module is included within a class, which gives the class a “get” method that can retrieve data over HTTP. Further directives, however, instruct HTTParty to parse results (XML, JSON, and so on), define base URIs for the requests, and define HTTP authentication information.
There are three methods to install ruby-httparty 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-httparty 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-httparty using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-httparty
Install ruby-httparty Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-httparty using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-httparty
Install ruby-httparty 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-httparty using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-httparty
How To Uninstall ruby-httparty on Debian 9
To uninstall only the ruby-httparty package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-httparty
Uninstall ruby-httparty And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-httparty and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-httparty
Remove ruby-httparty Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-httparty configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-httparty
Remove ruby-httparty configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-httparty configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-httparty
Dependencies
ruby-httparty have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-httparty package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.