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

Last updated: January 10,2025

You can also install and uninstall the ruby-fast-xs 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-fast-xs" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install ruby-fast-xs 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-fast-xs" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall ruby-fast-xs 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-fast-xs package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: ruby-fast-xs
Source: ruby-fast-xs (0.8.0-3)
Version: 0.8.0-3+b17
Installed-Size: 56
Maintainer: Debian Ruby Extras Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4), libruby3.1 (>= 3.1.2), libruby (>= 1:3.1~0), libruby (<< 1:3.2~), ruby | ruby-interpreter
Breaks: ruby-hpricot (<< 0.8.6-3~)
Description: ruby extension for escaping text
Description-md5: 2fcf0262e331151ab45b766740b02399
Homepage: http://fast-xs.rubyforge.org/
Section: ruby
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/r/ruby-fast-xs/ruby-fast-xs_0.8.0-3+b17_amd64.deb
Size: 9324
MD5sum: 35d55391856ad12c94985a598eeb90e7
SHA256: 4f3737d2d2ccadc2f20b07c83ebd43f388b42a788028dc256b7bfdfba08ca0e8