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

Last updated: February 16,2025

You can also install and uninstall the ruby-full 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-full" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install ruby-full on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


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

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall ruby-full 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-full package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: ruby-full
Source: ruby-defaults
Version: 1:3.1
Installed-Size: 13
Maintainer: Debian Ruby Team
Architecture: all
Depends: ruby, ruby-dev, ri
Description: Ruby full installation (default version)
Description-md5: 3b01dbb8c4607b93f95d71c5131ee19e
Homepage: https://www.ruby-lang.org/
Tag: devel::lang:ruby, devel::library, implemented-in::c,
implemented-in::ruby, role::devel-lib, role::dummy, role::program,
role::shared-lib
Section: ruby
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/r/ruby-defaults/ruby-full_3.1_all.deb
Size: 4952
MD5sum: 0e3e63ba830865fc44de4eb9ea07f144
SHA256: 3665a3e9c693c05f211190587e8d01bdf855661346e150ee0a20456d75b09892