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

Last updated: December 24,2024

1. Install "rbenv" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install rbenv on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

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


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                rbenv
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the rbenv package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: rbenv
Priority: optional
Section: universe/ruby
Installed-Size: 91
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Ruby Extras Maintainers
Architecture: all
Version: 0.4.0+debian1-3
Depends: ruby | ruby-interpreter
Filename: pool/universe/r/rbenv/rbenv_0.4.0+debian1-3_all.deb
Size: 22086
MD5sum: 32b846980968390d22c97c4ae7ff5a92
SHA1: 09866611298c48c29c775aa0dd6e04243de6b5e2
SHA256: 1e3f17947c60f20eae5d1297dd01d41e46f593d4a3274d8ce2bf074310a31fab
Description-en: simple per-user Ruby version manager
rbenv lets you easily switch between multiple versions of Ruby. It's
simple, unobtrusive, and follows the UNIX tradition of single-purpose
tools that do one thing well.
Description-md5: e6555d95d149d30f1dbfc9fe82de9d92
Homepage: https://github.com/sstephenson/rbenv
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu