How To Install ruby-sequenced on Debian 10

Learn how to install ruby-sequenced on Debian 10 with this tutorial. ruby-sequenced is generate scoped sequential IDs for ActiveRecord models

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-sequenced on Debian 10.

What is ruby-sequenced

ruby-sequenced is:

This library provides an acts_as_sequenced macro that automatically assigns a unique, sequential ID to each record. The sequential ID is not a replacement for the database primary key, but rather adds another way to retrieve the object without exposing the primary key.

There are three methods to install ruby-sequenced 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-sequenced 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-sequenced using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-sequenced

Install ruby-sequenced Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-sequenced

Install ruby-sequenced 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-sequenced using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-sequenced

How To Uninstall ruby-sequenced on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-sequenced

Uninstall ruby-sequenced And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ruby-sequenced and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-sequenced

Remove ruby-sequenced Configurations and Data

To remove ruby-sequenced configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-sequenced

Remove ruby-sequenced configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-sequenced

Dependencies

ruby-sequenced have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-sequenced package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.