How To Install ruby-remcached on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-remcached on Debian 10.
What is ruby-remcached
ruby-remcached is:
Ruby EventMachine memCACHED client implementation
Provides a direct interface to the memcached protocol and its semantics
Uses the memcached binary protocol_ to reduce parsing overhead on
the server side (requires memcached >= 1.3)
Supports multiple servers with simple round-robin key hashing in a fault-tolerant way
Writing your own abstraction layer is recommended
Uses RSpec
Partially documented in RDoc-style
There are three methods to install ruby-remcached 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-remcached 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-remcached using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-remcached
Install ruby-remcached Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-remcached using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-remcached
Install ruby-remcached 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-remcached using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-remcached
How To Uninstall ruby-remcached on Debian 10
To uninstall only the ruby-remcached package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-remcached
Uninstall ruby-remcached And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-remcached and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-remcached
Remove ruby-remcached Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-remcached configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-remcached
Remove ruby-remcached configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-remcached configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-remcached
Dependencies
ruby-remcached have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-remcached package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.