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

Last updated: May 21,2024

1. Install "ruby-distribution" package

This guide let you learn how to install ruby-distribution on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                ruby-distribution
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "ruby-distribution" package

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall ruby-distribution on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: ruby-distribution
Priority: optional
Section: universe/ruby
Installed-Size: 200
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Ruby Extras Maintainers
Architecture: all
Version: 0.7.3+dfsg-1
Depends: ruby | ruby-interpreter
Recommends: ruby-gsl
Filename: pool/universe/r/ruby-distribution/ruby-distribution_0.7.3+dfsg-1_all.deb
Size: 36758
MD5sum: aaa50c595ad006a7a4e1c390d2d06451
SHA1: c08e076a551e989bad754472f66cb461c7c12efd
SHA256: 5d2aaea6b5d18c83f326becb39193a784b85d0f7f7161cf5811cc9881a6b1465
Description-en: Ruby library to work with probability distributions
This Ruby library allows one to generate random variable with a given
probability distribution, or evaluate classical probability distributions.
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The probability distributions currently implemented include: Normal univariate
and bivariate, T, F, Chi Square, Binomial, Hypergeometric, Exponential,
Poisson, Beta, LogNormal and Gamma.
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If available, the library will use Ruby/GSL (from ruby-gsl package) for better
performance.
Description-md5: 0982a9a9e0b95daa604067646cbb0687
Homepage: https://github.com/sciruby/distribution
Ruby-Versions: all
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu