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

Last updated: February 24,2025

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

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1. Install "ruby-backports" package

This guide let you learn how to install ruby-backports on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "ruby-backports" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall ruby-backports 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-backports package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: ruby-backports
Version: 3.21.0-2
Installed-Size: 1042
Maintainer: Debian Ruby Team
Architecture: all
Description: backports of new features for older versions of Ruby
Description-md5: cd12f739671c503a47f6b9291d5fcecf
Homepage: https://github.com/marcandre/backports
Ruby-Versions: all
Section: ruby
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/r/ruby-backports/ruby-backports_3.21.0-2_all.deb
Size: 113364
MD5sum: ef2cd29003681fb8aa60623157274a77
SHA256: 6db944cdeca8b5919b088bb74dd8b7e962f473cca17cd54982ee7ef802cbc26c