How To Install ruby-jbuilder on Debian 11

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-jbuilder on Debian 11.

What is ruby-jbuilder

ruby-jbuilder is:

Jbuilder gives you a simple domain-specific language in Ruby for declaring JSON structures that beats massaging giant hash structures. It is particularly helpful when the generation process is fraught with conditionals and loops.

Jbuilder can be used stand-alone or as an ActionView template language for Rails.

There are three methods to install ruby-jbuilder on Debian 11. 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-jbuilder 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-jbuilder using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-jbuilder

Install ruby-jbuilder Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-jbuilder

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

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-jbuilder

How To Uninstall ruby-jbuilder on Debian 11

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-jbuilder

Uninstall ruby-jbuilder And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ruby-jbuilder and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-jbuilder

Remove ruby-jbuilder Configurations and Data

To remove ruby-jbuilder configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-jbuilder

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

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

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

Dependencies

ruby-jbuilder have the following dependencies:

• ruby
• ruby-activesupport

References

• ruby-jbuilder website
• ruby-jbuilder on packages.debian.org

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-jbuilder package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.