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

Last updated: May 15,2024

1. Install "ruby-ffi" package

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


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

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

Package: ruby-ffi
Priority: optional
Section: universe/ruby
Installed-Size: 453
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Ruby Extras Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.9.10debian-1build2
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libffi6 (>= 3.0.10~rc8), libruby2.3 (>= 2.3.0~preview2), ruby (>= 1:2.3~0)
Filename: pool/universe/r/ruby-ffi/ruby-ffi_1.9.10debian-1build2_amd64.deb
Size: 74494
MD5sum: 1f358c3b10ce5653d86b9c3f33f278d2
SHA1: 5afefefe73f38c193074787df92e9c974fe4243c
SHA256: 5df9c32f4b83d982b7f38c6202ae18978890ae7aa178768efc7b6e46f9b85030
Description-en: load dynamic libraries, bind functions from within ruby code
Ruby-FFI is a ruby extension for programmatically loading dynamic
libraries, binding functions within them, and calling those functions
from Ruby code. Moreover, a Ruby-FFI extension works without changes
on Ruby and JRuby. Discover why should you write your next extension
using Ruby-FFI here[http://wiki.github.com/ffi/ffi/why-use-ffi].
Description-md5: b4df82e157f95546e50c00749ebb0d7b
Homepage: http://wiki.github.com/ffi/ffi
Ruby-Versions: ruby2.3
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu