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

Last updated: May 14,2024

1. Install "ruby-fast-xs" package

This is a short guide on how to install ruby-fast-xs on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                ruby-fast-xs
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "ruby-fast-xs" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall ruby-fast-xs on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


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

Package: ruby-fast-xs
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.8.0-3build11
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: 55
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4), libruby2.7 (>= 2.7.0-4), ruby (>= 1:2.7~0), ruby (<< 1:2.8~)
Breaks: ruby-hpricot (<< 0.8.6-3~)
Filename: pool/universe/r/ruby-fast-xs/ruby-fast-xs_0.8.0-3build11_amd64.deb
Size: 9176
MD5sum: 04967c3130bb87683bfce3df458971c4
SHA1: b49cecc332bc96a2ba675ae928332c3aa8b09b1d
SHA256: b25c4d30b744e38d90ef3557bd3d09a1510ff4b6962d2e554ca40cbfd6f154c4
SHA512: 0c00aa1ec305f3b9829fd2d26247f2fd25015981a41386de048745a21eb1166dc0a477862fbb3f8919b0a5ded73ff312a8096a3584a660890e3acf7f6e10533a
Homepage: http://fast-xs.rubyforge.org/
Description-en: ruby extension for escaping text
fast_xs escapes text so it can be embedded more directly into XML and
HTML without having to deal with character set issues.
Description-md5: 2fcf0262e331151ab45b766740b02399
Ruby-Versions: ruby2.7