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

Last updated: January 23,2025

1. Install "ruby-spreadsheet" package

This tutorial shows how to install ruby-spreadsheet on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

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


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

Package: ruby-spreadsheet
Priority: optional
Section: universe/ruby
Installed-Size: 352
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Ruby Extras Maintainers
Architecture: all
Version: 1.0.0-1
Depends: ruby | ruby-interpreter, ruby-ole
Filename: pool/universe/r/ruby-spreadsheet/ruby-spreadsheet_1.0.0-1_all.deb
Size: 58386
MD5sum: 0b9d91927717f3b65d425412b39963b0
SHA1: 78679b2f10997caa31f82f1768b22fd15a618af1
SHA256: 045a5af754b039bfca6beb40707742c41bb8619a3521ef9a34a30a1d38e2473b
Description-en: Ruby library for manipulating MS Excel (.xls) spreadsheets
This module provides a pure-Ruby implementation of a spreadsheet
manipulation library, allowing for creating, reading and modifying
files in the Microsoft Excel (.xls) format.
Description-md5: 2e33090d84e59000134cf02c75814fcb
Homepage: http://spreadsheet.rubyforge.org
Ruby-Versions: all
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu