How To Install ruby-poltergeist on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-poltergeist on Debian 9.
What is ruby-poltergeist
ruby-poltergeist is:
Poltergeist is a driver for Capybara that allows you to run your tests on a headless WebKit browser, provided by PhantomJS.
There are three methods to install ruby-poltergeist 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-poltergeist 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-poltergeist using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-poltergeist
Install ruby-poltergeist Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-poltergeist using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-poltergeist
Install ruby-poltergeist 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-poltergeist using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-poltergeist
How To Uninstall ruby-poltergeist on Debian 9
To uninstall only the ruby-poltergeist package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-poltergeist
Uninstall ruby-poltergeist And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-poltergeist and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-poltergeist
Remove ruby-poltergeist Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-poltergeist configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-poltergeist
Remove ruby-poltergeist configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-poltergeist configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-poltergeist
Dependencies
ruby-poltergeist have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-poltergeist package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.