How to Install and Uninstall ri Package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Last updated: January 23,2025

1. Install "ri" package

Please follow the instructions below to install ri on Debian 10 (Buster)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "ri" package

This guide let you learn how to uninstall ri on Debian 10 (Buster):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the ri package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Package: ri
Source: ruby-defaults
Version: 1:2.5.1
Installed-Size: 18
Maintainer: Antonio Terceiro
Architecture: all
Depends: ruby2.5, ruby2.5-doc
Description: Ruby Interactive reference
Description-md5: 1c15a1fdb85747afa9c5fefa83619fae
Homepage: http://www.ruby-lang.org/
Tag: devel::doc, devel::lang:ruby, implemented-in::ruby,
interface::text-mode, role::documentation, role::metapackage,
role::program, use::browsing
Section: ruby
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/r/ruby-defaults/ri_2.5.1_all.deb
Size: 10068
MD5sum: 068d31e2b1ef38e7765bf82cbaa19eaf
SHA256: 34ce074f9c4c56ae1807315c5277c4a9da1ea8cfa1475892ff8d3b90728b1c39