How to Install and Uninstall ruby-mecab Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: May 05,2024

1. Install "ruby-mecab" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install ruby-mecab on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


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

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall ruby-mecab on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


    
        
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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-mecab package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: ruby-mecab
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.996-10build1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/ruby
Source: mecab
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Natural Language Processing (Japanese)
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 118
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libgcc-s1 (>= 3.0), libmecab2 (>= 0.996), libstdc++6 (>= 5), libruby2.7 (>= 2.7.0~preview2), ruby (>= 1:2.7~0), ruby (<< 1:2.8~)
Filename: pool/universe/m/mecab/ruby-mecab_0.996-10build1_amd64.deb
Size: 26516
MD5sum: ea6fe67caaa2608c209dd0ea9840a3ed
SHA1: c83e28a388ce68009b1b8ae8a2bbf46f0dd0e959
SHA256: 56183816758d5e28e4ea761f846a4715afad1b0d44799eb1ae77f9bfcbdab7d1
Homepage: https://taku910.github.io/mecab/
Description: Mecab binding for Ruby language
Description-md5: aa45d8c9aa8f702eeb47a8a5f98a786e
Ruby-Versions: ruby2.7