How To Install ruby-net-ssh on Debian 10

Learn how to install ruby-net-ssh on Debian 10 with this tutorial. ruby-net-ssh is Ruby implementation of the SSH protocol

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-net-ssh on Debian 10.

What is ruby-net-ssh

ruby-net-ssh is:

Net::SSH is a pure-Ruby implementation of the SSH protocol. It allows you to write programs that invoke and interact with processes on remote servers, via SSH.

There are three methods to install ruby-net-ssh on Debian 10. 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-ssh 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-ssh using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-net-ssh

Install ruby-net-ssh Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-net-ssh

Install ruby-net-ssh 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-ssh using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-net-ssh

How To Uninstall ruby-net-ssh on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-net-ssh

Uninstall ruby-net-ssh And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ruby-net-ssh and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-net-ssh

Remove ruby-net-ssh Configurations and Data

To remove ruby-net-ssh configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-net-ssh

Remove ruby-net-ssh configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-net-ssh

Dependencies

ruby-net-ssh have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-net-ssh package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.