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

Last updated: May 14,2024

1. Install "ruby-mecab" package

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


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

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

Package: ruby-mecab
Priority: optional
Section: universe/ruby
Installed-Size: 112
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Ruby Extras Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.99.6-2build7
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libgcc1 (>= 1:3.0), libmecab2 (>= 0.996-1.2ubuntu1), libstdc++6 (>= 4.1.1), libruby2.3 (>= 2.3.0~preview2), ruby (>= 1:2.3~0)
Filename: pool/universe/r/ruby-mecab/ruby-mecab_0.99.6-2build7_amd64.deb
Size: 29836
MD5sum: a6cccbde6a2ab6ebf11bb7005d888c45
SHA1: bebf1334dc17f0f2ebcf6eb3c4d65eb19474c563
SHA256: 1cf2cd765fceb828cdee809d15c71cffdc2dcb0eb472f1e6d1ea190ad020d3c4
Description-en: mecab binding for Ruby language
Mecab is a morphological analysis system. It reads Japanese
sentences from the standard input, segments them into morpheme
sequences, and outputs them to the standard output with many
additional pieces of information (pronunciation, semantic
information, etc).
Description-md5: ea9e56d7ca485a78a03f39352f7f6ad3
Homepage: http://code.google.com/p/mecab/
Ruby-Versions: ruby2.3
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu