How To Install ruby-multi-test on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-multi-test on Debian 9.
What is ruby-multi-test
ruby-multi-test is:
This library provides a uniform interface onto whatever testing library has been loaded into a running Ruby process. It can be used for example to deactivate the autorun feature of those testing frameworks in a unified way. Supported test frameworks are RSpec, test/unit, and minitest.
It is used to run the test suite of the cucumber package.
There are three methods to install ruby-multi-test 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-multi-test 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-multi-test using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-multi-test
Install ruby-multi-test Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-multi-test using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-multi-test
Install ruby-multi-test 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-multi-test using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-multi-test
How To Uninstall ruby-multi-test on Debian 9
To uninstall only the ruby-multi-test package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-multi-test
Uninstall ruby-multi-test And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-multi-test and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-multi-test
Remove ruby-multi-test Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-multi-test configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-multi-test
Remove ruby-multi-test configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-multi-test configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-multi-test
Dependencies
ruby-multi-test have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-multi-test package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.