How to Install and Uninstall ri Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: December 24,2024

1. Install "ri" package

This is a short guide on how to install ri on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "ri" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall ri on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


    
        
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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 ri package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: ri
Architecture: all
Version: 1:2.7+1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/interpreters
Source: ruby-defaults
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Ruby Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 19
Depends: ruby2.7, ruby2.7-doc
Filename: pool/universe/r/ruby-defaults/ri_2.7+1_all.deb
Size: 4520
MD5sum: 27be710ddb4cf32de4244c867b7d567a
SHA1: 08719db44bd6845e9104fbc2506f0f7d250db626
SHA256: 65f1fb28345dcbe359c0d516aa5a32a08ca31711d32964de39f51983a3dec7b9
SHA512: a2c241f27f977acd115c937e16e4cb0958ad24acb8b6697bb938f264a923cd2c5e7b3bdfe2384fff43c231837762e07e4a5cbe4e73498a55a8a6e9caa6ecb09b
Homepage: https://www.ruby-lang.org/
Description-en: Ruby Interactive reference
ri is a command line tool that displays descriptions of built-in Ruby
methods, classes, and modules. For methods, it shows you the calling
sequence and a description. For classes and modules, it shows a
synopsis along with a list of the methods the class or module
implements.
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This package provides ri command and descriptions about Ruby.
This package provides the ri documentation for the Ruby standard library.
The ri executable itself is in the ruby package.
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This package is a dependency package, which depends on Debian's default Ruby
version (currently v2.7).
Description-md5: f058289b15546e88fb742f71b96dcdc1