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

Last updated: May 21,2024

1. Install "ruby-curb" package

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

$ sudo apt update $ sudo apt install ruby-curb

2. Uninstall "ruby-curb" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall ruby-curb on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):

$ sudo apt remove ruby-curb $ sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove

3. Information about the ruby-curb package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: ruby-curb
Priority: optional
Section: universe/ruby
Installed-Size: 173
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Ruby Extras Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.8.8-1build5
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libcurl3-gnutls (>= 7.16.2), libruby2.3 (>= 2.3.0~preview2), ruby (>= 1:2.3~0)
Filename: pool/universe/r/ruby-curb/ruby-curb_0.8.8-1build5_amd64.deb
Size: 46264
MD5sum: 5df55f0d530eb67a0ec3f048ad7a43ec
SHA1: 1fbd4d7721c50759420662641604bf1ec11a3f0f
SHA256: d17f8ee5e71b534ef1ec3bd3cb672d3e806a7a36261123e7ad65ac528756808c
Description-en: Ruby libcurl bindings
Curb (probably CUrl-RuBy or something) provides Ruby-language bindings for the
libcurl(3), a fully-featured client-side URL transfer library.
.
Curb is a work-in-progress, and currently only supports libcurl's 'easy'
and 'multi' modes.
Description-md5: 5cfa251adb7ba12b658f219d6fff0318
Homepage: https://github.com/taf2/curb
Ruby-Versions: ruby2.3
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu