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

Last updated: May 20,2024

1. Install "ruby-subexec" package

This is a short guide on how to install ruby-subexec on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall ruby-subexec on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: ruby-subexec
Priority: optional
Section: universe/ruby
Installed-Size: 62
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Ruby Extras Maintainers
Architecture: all
Version: 0.2.3+gh-2
Depends: ruby | ruby-interpreter
Filename: pool/universe/r/ruby-subexec/ruby-subexec_0.2.3+gh-2_all.deb
Size: 4488
MD5sum: f1a59e33ed6dd65980ba0f0faeccd438
SHA1: a7ca2b7204d2c0519baf211a29b612bdb82936eb
SHA256: 89e9e088cf835d554e2058e2562604b0e76366962d84bca1b02d9fa29c7ebe7e
Description-en: mechanism for spawning a subprocess
Subexec is a simple library that spawns an external command. It has an
optional timeout parameter, useful for libraries which are wrappers for
external command line programs and which may sometimes fail ever to
return control back to the original process.
Description-md5: d4cd17bc920995b3e304473cc9661cca
Homepage: http://github.com/nulayer/subexec
Ruby-Versions: all
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu