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

Last updated: May 11,2024

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

MX Linux 23
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1. Install "ruby" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install ruby on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "ruby" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall ruby on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


    
        
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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 ruby package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: ruby
Source: ruby-defaults
Version: 1:3.1
Installed-Size: 29
Maintainer: Debian Ruby Team
Architecture: amd64
Replaces: irb, rdoc, rubygems
Provides: irb, rdoc, rubygems
Depends: ruby3.1, libruby (= 1:3.1), ruby-rubygems
Suggests: ri, ruby-dev
Conflicts: ruby-activesupport-2.3, ruby-activesupport-3.2
Breaks: ruby-bootsnap (<< 1.4.6-1), ruby-switch (<= 0.1.0)
Description: Interpreter of object-oriented scripting language Ruby (default version)
Description-md5: 4a8f64f82049fcedc6a9e45cb74e85f4
Multi-Arch: allowed
Homepage: https://www.ruby-lang.org/
Tag: devel::interpreter, devel::lang:ruby, devel::runtime,
implemented-in::ruby, interface::commandline, role::dummy,
role::metapackage, role::program, works-with::software:source
Section: ruby
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/r/ruby-defaults/ruby_3.1_amd64.deb
Size: 5868
MD5sum: 743a298d9e01d1de07357a1aff40176e
SHA256: 4617d5eb715441bdc92e710d127f28654bbf05e888fbb492a14538d4189f3eef