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

Last updated: May 13,2024

1. Install "ruby-pkg-config" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install ruby-pkg-config on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                ruby-pkg-config
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "ruby-pkg-config" package

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


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

Package: ruby-pkg-config
Priority: optional
Section: universe/ruby
Installed-Size: 69
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Ruby Extras Maintainers
Architecture: all
Version: 1.1.5-1
Depends: ruby | ruby-interpreter
Filename: pool/universe/r/ruby-pkg-config/ruby-pkg-config_1.1.5-1_all.deb
Size: 6676
MD5sum: ca883dd46e414523368920dd9b1e417a
SHA1: 951c5a98da9ccafe441a2fda6e66f824ff9b2677
SHA256: 973fc940deace839f23454752952677371fa4550812f4a8ca7c6988a1ec1649e
Description-en: pkg-config implementation for Ruby
pkg-config can be used in your extconf.rb to properly detect neeed libraries
for compiling Ruby native extensions, using the pkg-config database. Note that
this package does not use pkg-config, only it's database.
Description-md5: 3ca7b67ac369f3e39a0055899994878a
Homepage: https://github.com/rcairo/pkg-config
Ruby-Versions: all
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu