How To Install ruby-rack-test on Debian 12

Learn how to install ruby-rack-test on Debian 12 with this tutorial. ruby-rack-test is Simple testing API built on Rack

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-rack-test on Debian 12.

What is ruby-rack-test

ruby-rack-test is:

Rack::Test is a small, simple testing API for Rack apps. It can be used on its own or as a reusable starting point for Web frameworks and testing libraries to build on.

There are three methods to install ruby-rack-test on Debian 12. 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-rack-test 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-rack-test using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-rack-test

Install ruby-rack-test Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-rack-test

Install ruby-rack-test 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-rack-test using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-rack-test

How To Uninstall ruby-rack-test on Debian 12

To uninstall only the ruby-rack-test package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ruby-rack-test

Uninstall ruby-rack-test And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ruby-rack-test and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-rack-test

Remove ruby-rack-test Configurations and Data

To remove ruby-rack-test configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-rack-test

Remove ruby-rack-test configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-rack-test

Dependencies

ruby-rack-test have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-rack-test package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.