How To Install ruby-sshkit on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-sshkit on Debian 10.
What is ruby-sshkit
ruby-sshkit is:
SSHKit is a comprehensive toolkit for remotely running commands in a structured manner on groups of servers.
SSHKit makes it easy to write structured, testable SSH commands in Ruby.
There are three methods to install ruby-sshkit 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-sshkit 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-sshkit using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-sshkit
Install ruby-sshkit Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-sshkit using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-sshkit
Install ruby-sshkit 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-sshkit using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-sshkit
How To Uninstall ruby-sshkit on Debian 10
To uninstall only the ruby-sshkit package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-sshkit
Uninstall ruby-sshkit And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-sshkit and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-sshkit
Remove ruby-sshkit Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-sshkit configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-sshkit
Remove ruby-sshkit configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-sshkit configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-sshkit
Dependencies
ruby-sshkit have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-sshkit package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.