ruby on openSUSE Leap

Last updated: October 12,2022

1. Install ruby package

This is a short guide on how to install ruby package:

sudo zypper refresh

sudo zypper install ruby

2. Uninstall / Remove ruby package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall ruby package:

sudo zypper remove ruby

3. Details of ruby package

Information for package ruby:

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Repository : Main Repository

Name : ruby

Version : 2.5-1.21

Arch : x86_64

Vendor : SUSE LLC 

Installed Size : 84 B

Installed : No

Status : not installed

Source package : ruby-2.5-1.21.src

Summary : An Interpreted Object-Oriented Scripting Language

Description : 

 Ruby is an interpreted scripting language for quick and easy

 object-oriented programming. It has many features for processing text

 files and performing system management tasks (as in Perl). It is

 simple, straight-forward, and extensible.

 * Ruby features:

 - Simple Syntax

 - *Normal* Object-Oriented features (class, method calls, for

 example)

 - *Advanced* Object-Oriented features(Mix-in, Singleton-method, for

 example)

 - Operator Overloading

 - Exception Handling

 - Iterators and Closures

 - Garbage Collection

 - Dynamic Loading of Object Files (on some architectures)

 - Highly Portable (works on many UNIX machines; DOS, Windows, Mac,

 BeOS, and more)