How To Install ruby-net-http-persistent on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-net-http-persistent on Debian 9.
What is ruby-net-http-persistent
ruby-net-http-persistent is:
This package provides persistent connections to Net::HTTP.
Creating a new HTTP connection for every request involves an extra TCP round-trip and causes TCP congestion avoidance negotiation to start over. Using persistent HTTP connections can dramatically increase the speed of HTTP.
Net::HTTP supports persistent connections with some API methods but does not handle reconnection gracefully. Net::HTTP::Persistent supports reconnection and retry according to RFC 2616.
There are three methods to install ruby-net-http-persistent 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-net-http-persistent 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-net-http-persistent using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-net-http-persistent
Install ruby-net-http-persistent Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-net-http-persistent using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-net-http-persistent
Install ruby-net-http-persistent 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-net-http-persistent using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-net-http-persistent
How To Uninstall ruby-net-http-persistent on Debian 9
To uninstall only the ruby-net-http-persistent package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-net-http-persistent
Uninstall ruby-net-http-persistent And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-net-http-persistent and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-net-http-persistent
Remove ruby-net-http-persistent Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-net-http-persistent configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-net-http-persistent
Remove ruby-net-http-persistent configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-net-http-persistent configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-net-http-persistent
Dependencies
ruby-net-http-persistent have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-net-http-persistent package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.