How To Install ruby-oauth on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-oauth on Debian 9.
What is ruby-oauth
ruby-oauth is:
This package is a ruby library providing OAuth consumer and provider.
OAuth is an open standard that allows users to share their private resources (e.g. photos, videos, contact lists) stored on one site with another site without having to hand out their username and password.
There are three methods to install ruby-oauth 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-oauth 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-oauth using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-oauth
Install ruby-oauth Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-oauth using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-oauth
Install ruby-oauth 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-oauth using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-oauth
How To Uninstall ruby-oauth on Debian 9
To uninstall only the ruby-oauth package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-oauth
Uninstall ruby-oauth And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-oauth and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-oauth
Remove ruby-oauth Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-oauth configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-oauth
Remove ruby-oauth configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-oauth configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-oauth
Dependencies
ruby-oauth have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-oauth package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.