How To Install ruby-sass-rails on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-sass-rails on Debian 10.
What is ruby-sass-rails
ruby-sass-rails is:
This package integrates Sass into the Rails asset pipeline, i.e. you can write stylesheets using Sass and have them compiled into CSS before being sent to the clients.
There are three methods to install ruby-sass-rails 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-sass-rails 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-sass-rails using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-sass-rails
Install ruby-sass-rails Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-sass-rails using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-sass-rails
Install ruby-sass-rails 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-sass-rails using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-sass-rails
How To Uninstall ruby-sass-rails on Debian 10
To uninstall only the ruby-sass-rails package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-sass-rails
Uninstall ruby-sass-rails And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-sass-rails and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-sass-rails
Remove ruby-sass-rails Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-sass-rails configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-sass-rails
Remove ruby-sass-rails configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-sass-rails configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-sass-rails
Dependencies
ruby-sass-rails have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-sass-rails package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.