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

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "ruby-libvirt" package

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


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

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall ruby-libvirt on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: ruby-libvirt
Priority: optional
Section: universe/ruby
Installed-Size: 239
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Libvirt Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.5.1-3build5
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libvirt0 (>= 1.1.3~rc1), libruby2.3 (>= 2.3.0~preview2), ruby (>= 1:2.3~0)
Filename: pool/universe/r/ruby-libvirt/ruby-libvirt_0.5.1-3build5_amd64.deb
Size: 63272
MD5sum: bdb6bc8a59e1f16389ab521802973c5a
SHA1: 16dfb73cdb52ac4367c26efc03b7608a42c2905a
SHA256: 6791ccc2cc540ad610ae18463e90c8edd3d390433ae4a45e2fd894cc348c0141
Description-en: Ruby bindings for libvirt
This library provides Ruby bindings for using libvirt.
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Libvirt is a toolkit to interact with the virtualization capabilities
of recent versions of Linux (and other OSes). The library aims at providing
a long term stable C API for different virtualization mechanisms. It currently
supports QEMU, KVM, and XEN.
Description-md5: a7d1a9e27136846efcead6abb45fa6bf
Homepage: http://libvirt.org/ruby/
Ruby-Versions: ruby2.3
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu