How To Install ruby-passenger on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-passenger on Debian 9.
What is ruby-passenger
ruby-passenger is:
This is a transitional dummy package. It can safely be removed.
There are three methods to install ruby-passenger 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-passenger 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-passenger using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-passenger
Install ruby-passenger Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-passenger using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-passenger
Install ruby-passenger 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-passenger using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-passenger
How To Uninstall ruby-passenger on Debian 9
To uninstall only the ruby-passenger package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-passenger
Uninstall ruby-passenger And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-passenger and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-passenger
Remove ruby-passenger Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-passenger configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-passenger
Remove ruby-passenger configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-passenger configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-passenger
Dependencies
ruby-passenger have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-passenger package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.