How to Install and Uninstall ruby-fast-xs Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: February 02,2025

You can also install and uninstall the ruby-fast-xs 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 "ruby-fast-xs" package

This guide let you learn how to install ruby-fast-xs 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 "ruby-fast-xs" package

Please follow the steps below to uninstall ruby-fast-xs 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 ruby-fast-xs package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: ruby-fast-xs
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.8.0-3build13
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), libruby3.0 (>= 3.0.0~preview1), ruby (>= 1:3.0~0), ruby (<< 1:3.1~)
Breaks: ruby-hpricot (<< 0.8.6-3~)
Filename: pool/universe/r/ruby-fast-xs/ruby-fast-xs_0.8.0-3build13_amd64.deb
Size: 10106
MD5sum: 246c03a70a876b848bca1895e145b8fb
SHA1: e2b70e14d4f36e5efb0be6b8ac72161b91c0d003
SHA256: ffed76a3d0da83129bfb23ee4afb64b6fcae4e3ba77c1598805244bbb3937cd4
SHA512: 7008b7fe2c179e6128ad56082d2a6f22f2fc906f30ca554a0e9dff7b99ff2bd93b0f250c9c0dbfa77dcb830b684819a9e45e7bb47f53712d8bb936a4d9cd6a52
Homepage: http://fast-xs.rubyforge.org/
Description: ruby extension for escaping text
Description-md5: 2fcf0262e331151ab45b766740b02399
Ruby-Versions: ruby3.0