How to Install and Uninstall ruby-build Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "ruby-build" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install ruby-build on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


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

Please follow the steps below to uninstall ruby-build on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                ruby-build
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the ruby-build package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: ruby-build
Architecture: all
Version: 20200401-1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/ruby
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Ruby Extras Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 563
Depends: build-essential, curl, libreadline6-dev, zlib1g-dev
Recommends: libsqlite3-dev, libssl-dev, libxml2-dev, libxslt-dev, rbenv
Suggests: autoconf, automake, bison, git-core, libtool
Filename: pool/universe/r/ruby-build/ruby-build_20200401-1_all.deb
Size: 56952
MD5sum: c68ee597e4ff68303433a06cebc6a49e
SHA1: dc6a6022d6757df432253f6594924216f0f24417
SHA256: 57a995626456890b6445deee41257311a0df80950b1bfb229c886cfff53782e0
SHA512: 462022639d47d8c7b0a44aae0ca82859aa48ff8786e817dce5c71379f7c609c6bfe27a8f4e6f6c09500e45ecc0c2852deaf3e2de6695ed6b6e5f50d1e885948f
Homepage: https://github.com/rbenv/ruby-build
Description-en: tool to compile and install different versions of Ruby
ruby-build provides a simple way to compile and install different
versions of Ruby.
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ruby-build is great when you want to build Ruby versions that are not
available via APT, for example if you need legacy or bleeding edge
versions of Ruby.
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Combined with rbenv, ruby-build lets you easily install and switch
between different implementations of Ruby, such as MRI, JRuby, REE
and others.
Description-md5: 0731da5500a70c528fe548bee5b99e57