How to Install and Uninstall ri Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: May 15,2024

You can also install and uninstall the ri on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Debian system

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1. Install "ri" package

Please follow the steps below to install ri on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


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

This is a short guide on how to uninstall ri on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                ri
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the ri package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: ri
Source: ruby-defaults
Version: 1:3.1
Installed-Size: 13
Maintainer: Debian Ruby Team
Architecture: all
Depends: ruby3.1, ruby3.1-doc
Description: Ruby Interactive reference
Description-md5: 05d9f4bb67f684cf561ca1b5bd294bfe
Homepage: https://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_3.1_all.deb
Size: 5016
MD5sum: 66ae42dbe9cf6bf1a2476f02f65dcabd
SHA256: ee97e576aa305e406be4cae3761c017d219a6c0cc5ba440cf36680659d4bbecd