How to Install and Uninstall ruby-build Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "ruby-build" package

Learn how to install ruby-build on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "ruby-build" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall ruby-build 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 ruby-build package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: ruby-build
Priority: optional
Section: universe/ruby
Installed-Size: 234
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Ruby Extras Maintainers
Architecture: all
Version: 20151028-1
Depends: curl, build-essential, libreadline6-dev, zlib1g-dev
Recommends: rbenv, libssl-dev, libsqlite3-dev, libxml2-dev, libxslt-dev
Suggests: autoconf, automake, libtool, bison, git-core
Filename: pool/universe/r/ruby-build/ruby-build_20151028-1_all.deb
Size: 34808
MD5sum: b39fa472ff35e8173390a6e4867dead3
SHA1: db8e071b5a35b827108b9195e75febe381b8d9c3
SHA256: e107173c22fef506c5fe2899851699a4d0726df3b332390512b5898a26f32390
Description-en: tool to compile and install different versions of Ruby
ruby-build provides a simple way to compile and install different
versions of Ruby.
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ruby-build is great when you want to build Ruby versions that are not
available via APT, for example if you need legacy or bleeding edge
versions of Ruby.
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Combined with rbenv, ruby-build lets you easily install and switch
between different implementations of Ruby, such as MRI, JRuby, REE
and others.
Description-md5: 0731da5500a70c528fe548bee5b99e57
Homepage: https://github.com/sstephenson/ruby-build
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu