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

Last updated: March 14,2025

1. Install "ruby-websocket" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install ruby-websocket on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


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

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall ruby-websocket on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


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

Package: ruby-websocket
Architecture: all
Version: 1.2.8-2
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: 108
Depends: ruby | ruby-interpreter
Breaks: ruby-websocket-parser (<= 1.0.0-1)
Replaces: ruby-websocket-parser (<= 1.0.0-1)
Filename: pool/universe/r/ruby-websocket/ruby-websocket_1.2.8-2_all.deb
Size: 18636
MD5sum: b34397a61e5903841ba5efa3f86bf25e
SHA1: 60f8a73b52f666e8343575f58b78f59932bdcc75
SHA256: 81b82b4731f6202031280fe376541515f155dbe7c0ac7f913af777c5e30d060d
SHA512: 7927b647246c84f4e9df07d195e2e894782e2150477d227ad17dbce6c78452882dac41d2c66cc74ad92c357ee04235d0d13a429511ebd3183f6f71dd9c61ecda
Homepage: https://github.com/imanel/websocket-ruby
Description-en: Universal Ruby library to handle WebSocket protocol
This library focuses on providing abstraction layer over
WebSocket API instead of providing server or client
functionality.
Description-md5: 2132cdb477ba2f7920b9371cdbfe973a
Ruby-Versions: all