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

Last updated: February 24,2025

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

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1. Install "ruby-byebug" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install ruby-byebug on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


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

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall ruby-byebug 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-byebug package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: ruby-byebug
Version: 11.1.3-3
Installed-Size: 294
Maintainer: Debian Ruby Team
Architecture: amd64
Depends: ruby, ruby-columnize, libc6 (>= 2.4), libruby3.1 (>= 3.1.2), libruby (>= 1:3.1~0), libruby (<< 1:3.2~)
Breaks: ruby-pry-byebug (<< 3.7.0-1~)
Description: Ruby fast debugger - base + CLI
Description-md5: cd2044420ab7ddec1ffbde49b2da4a3d
Multi-Arch: same
Homepage: https://github.com/deivid-rodriguez/byebug
Section: ruby
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/r/ruby-byebug/ruby-byebug_11.1.3-3_amd64.deb
Size: 66520
MD5sum: 9c14a7d0cd1b6e79b59a910e5f42fd4b
SHA256: 6ec46a1784f7b11ed650b7c2885f13c7475b780d8510a5019bd74a24f7f42553