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

Last updated: January 10,2025

1. Install "rails" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install rails on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall rails 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 rails package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: rails
Priority: optional
Section: universe/web
Installed-Size: 34
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Ruby Extras Maintainers
Architecture: all
Version: 2:4.2.6-1
Replaces: rails3
Depends: ruby-rails (= 2:4.2.6-1)
Breaks: rails3
Filename: pool/universe/r/rails/rails_4.2.6-1_all.deb
Size: 8708
MD5sum: c7a51bdd12913d9f665777b29bc428f5
SHA1: 47629fdf70723ac4bfc3337405d067f4846b5433
SHA256: 9e215dd7c4882b914c43508367acb4b3ccc4854af7de7d7095f2e6dff6a5bea6
Description-en: MVC ruby based framework geared for web application development (metapackage)
Rails is a full-stack, open-source web framework in Ruby for writing
real-world applications.
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Being a full-stack framework means that all layers are built to work
seamlessly together. That way you don't repeat yourself and you can
use a single language from top to bottom. Everything from templates to
control flow to business logic is written in Ruby.
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This is a metapackage.
Description-md5: 584dbe2af2cbe2732009dcf02baf0aba
Homepage: http://www.rubyonrails.org
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu