How to Install and Uninstall rails Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: November 23,2024

You can also install and uninstall the rails on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Ubuntu system

Kubuntu 22.04 LTS
Lubuntu 22.04 LTS
Xubuntu 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu MATE 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu Studio 22.04 LTS
Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS
Zorin OS 16 / Zorin OS 17
Ubuntu Budgie 22.04

1. Install "rails" package

Learn how to install rails on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


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

Please follow the steps below to uninstall rails on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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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 rails package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: rails
Architecture: all
Version: 2:6.1.4.1+dfsg-8ubuntu2
Priority: optional
Section: universe/web
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Ruby Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 52
Depends: ruby-rails (= 2:6.1.4.1+dfsg-8ubuntu2), bundler, puma (>= 5~), ruby-bootsnap (>= 1.4.2~), ruby-byebug, ruby-capybara (>= 2.15), ruby-jbuilder, ruby-listen (>= 3.2~), ruby-sass-rails (>= 6.0~), ruby-selenium-webdriver, ruby-spring, ruby-spring-watcher-listen, ruby-sqlite3, ruby-turbolinks (>= 5.0), ruby-uglifier, ruby-web-console (>= 4.1~), ruby-webpacker
Recommends: yarnpkg
Filename: pool/universe/r/rails/rails_6.1.4.1+dfsg-8ubuntu2_all.deb
Size: 12474
MD5sum: ffbc6e2e390c8f0fbca15b220a431a12
SHA1: 8f43f9babce375dd9ba21e3312e8e377fc0f21cd
SHA256: 05ff40822d29ac68fdf632e8c02b8b9a395892f47b11db09a36cd11ab6d7c279
SHA512: a02693635575807c46f344a63dd930f0dbc83974aad3bd625b93660a25ed9bc549e92e904c329b1e9487dbba959ecb9647cddd3c0414df12e5a423de77535b04
Homepage: https://rubyonrails.org/
Description: MVC ruby based framework geared for web application development (metapackage)
Description-md5: 584dbe2af2cbe2732009dcf02baf0aba