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

Last updated: February 16,2025

1. Install "ruby-timers" package

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


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

This guide let you learn how to uninstall ruby-timers on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: ruby-timers
Priority: optional
Section: universe/ruby
Installed-Size: 36
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Ruby Extras Maintainers
Architecture: all
Version: 4.1.1-2
Depends: ruby | ruby-interpreter, ruby-hitimes
Filename: pool/universe/r/ruby-timers/ruby-timers_4.1.1-2_all.deb
Size: 7618
MD5sum: 426a7fc96d988b0673776dea949452c5
SHA1: 28acbb503459ae8e486535c773b79c39a3585f0e
SHA256: 533cf66ffc4e1ec3d28b051dd220358890a9e0ca3a914fd74cc62c2fadb22580
Description-en: pure Ruby timer collections
This library allows one to schedule several procs to fire after configurable
delays or at periodic intervals.
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It is especially useful when you are faced with an API that accepts a
single timeout but you want to run multiple timers on top of it.
Description-md5: 5e4c9ff351f6712ae323e5bb56e6dbed
Homepage: https://github.com/tarcieri/timers
Ruby-Versions: all
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu