How to Install and Uninstall passenger Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 04,2024

1. Install "passenger" package

This is a short guide on how to install passenger on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

This tutorial shows how to uninstall passenger on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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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 passenger package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: passenger
Priority: optional
Section: universe/ruby
Installed-Size: 4631
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Ruby Extras Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Version: 5.0.27-2
Replaces: libapache2-mod-passenger (<< 3.0.11debian), ruby-passenger (<< 4.0.53-2~)
Depends: ruby (>= 1:2.3~0), ruby-rack, libc6 (>= 2.16), libcurl3 (>= 7.16.2), libgcc1 (>= 1:3.0), libstdc++6 (>= 5.2), libuv1 (>= 1.4.2), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4), libruby2.3 (>= 2.3.0~preview2)
Suggests: nodejs, passenger-doc, python, rails
Breaks: libapache2-mod-passenger (<< 3.0.11debian), ruby-passenger (<< 4.0.53-2~)
Filename: pool/universe/p/passenger/passenger_5.0.27-2_amd64.deb
Size: 1149050
MD5sum: 4f83a2b6767c35e37d52676f676df799
SHA1: 3ee53019f36aa2af171e1cdc5a8d2a545b955d1d
SHA256: 41bec480414c558a20f5ef4d62a808399867933991a295b5e28c62b3b73d6f7b
Description-en: Rails and Rack support
Phusion Passenger — a.k.a. mod_rails or mod_rack — makes
deployment of Ruby web applications, such as those built on the
revolutionary Ruby on Rails web framework, a breeze.
Description-md5: c4a13beb899287700f5e0b97e0d84998
Homepage: https://www.phusionpassenger.com/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu