How To Install ruby-slack-messenger on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-slack-messenger on Debian 12.
What is ruby-slack-messenger
ruby-slack-messenger is:
Simple wrapper for posting to slack channels using slack webhooks.
Slack APIs allow one to integrate complex services with Slack to go beyond the integrations they provide out of the box.
Slack is a proprietary instant messaging platform developed by Slack Technologies.
slack-messenger is gitlab’s fork of slack-notifier.
There are three methods to install ruby-slack-messenger 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-slack-messenger 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-slack-messenger using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-slack-messenger
Install ruby-slack-messenger Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-slack-messenger using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-slack-messenger
Install ruby-slack-messenger 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-slack-messenger using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-slack-messenger
How To Uninstall ruby-slack-messenger on Debian 12
To uninstall only the ruby-slack-messenger package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-slack-messenger
Uninstall ruby-slack-messenger And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-slack-messenger and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-slack-messenger
Remove ruby-slack-messenger Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-slack-messenger configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-slack-messenger
Remove ruby-slack-messenger configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-slack-messenger configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-slack-messenger
Dependencies
ruby-slack-messenger have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-slack-messenger package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
