How to Install and Uninstall ruby2.3 Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)
Last updated: December 25,2024
1. Install "ruby2.3" package
This guide covers the steps necessary to install ruby2.3 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)
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sudo apt update
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sudo apt install
ruby2.3
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2. Uninstall "ruby2.3" package
Please follow the steps below to uninstall ruby2.3 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):
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sudo apt remove
ruby2.3
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sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
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3. Information about the ruby2.3 package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)
Package: ruby2.3
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.3.1-2~ubuntu16.04.16
Multi-Arch: allowed
Priority: extra
Section: ruby
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Antonio Terceiro
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 105
Depends: rubygems-integration (>= 1.8), libc6 (>= 2.2.5), libruby2.3 (>= 2.3.0~preview2)
Recommends: fonts-lato, libjs-jquery
Filename: pool/main/r/ruby2.3/ruby2.3_2.3.1-2~ubuntu16.04.16_amd64.deb
Size: 41008
MD5sum: 09a6b75bb76b726ba147197ea6a19f23
SHA1: 157bef9ae3029605455767ebaeb8493b2de05f83
SHA256: 8f6884beba10eaef1afff3078adb789ae6d9305d037c1c744e7c457d3f54b36e
SHA512: c2cce7552239e00aa219afbc1527fbc661e9bf389bc59f71194d42311bbc91c3cfdfb190bb7e69f930822380154e861c0c59262618f20ef113a3736b9e1312ef
Homepage: http://www.ruby-lang.org/
Description-en: Interpreter of object-oriented scripting language Ruby
Ruby is the interpreted scripting language for quick and easy
object-oriented programming. It has many features to process text
files and to do system management tasks (as in perl). It is simple,
straight-forward, and extensible.
.
In the name of this package, `2.3' indicates the Ruby library compatibility
version. This package currently provides the `2.3.x' branch of Ruby.
Description-md5: 5d0119660d23808f349549f0200d7261
Task: kubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-full, edubuntu-desktop-gnome, ubuntustudio-fonts
Supported: 5y
Package: ruby2.3
Priority: extra
Section: ruby
Installed-Size: 104
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Antonio Terceiro
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.3.0-5ubuntu1
Provides: ruby-interpreter
Depends: rubygems-integration (>= 1.8), libc6 (>= 2.2.5), libruby2.3 (>= 2.3.0~preview2)
Recommends: fonts-lato, libjs-jquery
Filename: pool/main/r/ruby2.3/ruby2.3_2.3.0-5ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 40860
MD5sum: c8d1487159d9737fecab7e193f1c98a3
SHA1: 4f260a005bc63093820bb6091bcc629fd9b5f8ed
SHA256: 7c43d67fcef72899417850afb435138c33258312a6a1c9cf79426f70d921ca35
Description-en: Interpreter of object-oriented scripting language Ruby
Ruby is the interpreted scripting language for quick and easy
object-oriented programming. It has many features to process text
files and to do system management tasks (as in perl). It is simple,
straight-forward, and extensible.
.
In the name of this package, `2.3' indicates the Ruby library compatibility
version. This package currently provides the `2.3.x' branch of Ruby.
Description-md5: 5d0119660d23808f349549f0200d7261
Multi-Arch: allowed
Homepage: http://www.ruby-lang.org/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: kubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-full, edubuntu-desktop-gnome, ubuntustudio-fonts
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.3.1-2~ubuntu16.04.16
Multi-Arch: allowed
Priority: extra
Section: ruby
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Antonio Terceiro
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 105
Depends: rubygems-integration (>= 1.8), libc6 (>= 2.2.5), libruby2.3 (>= 2.3.0~preview2)
Recommends: fonts-lato, libjs-jquery
Filename: pool/main/r/ruby2.3/ruby2.3_2.3.1-2~ubuntu16.04.16_amd64.deb
Size: 41008
MD5sum: 09a6b75bb76b726ba147197ea6a19f23
SHA1: 157bef9ae3029605455767ebaeb8493b2de05f83
SHA256: 8f6884beba10eaef1afff3078adb789ae6d9305d037c1c744e7c457d3f54b36e
SHA512: c2cce7552239e00aa219afbc1527fbc661e9bf389bc59f71194d42311bbc91c3cfdfb190bb7e69f930822380154e861c0c59262618f20ef113a3736b9e1312ef
Homepage: http://www.ruby-lang.org/
Description-en: Interpreter of object-oriented scripting language Ruby
Ruby is the interpreted scripting language for quick and easy
object-oriented programming. It has many features to process text
files and to do system management tasks (as in perl). It is simple,
straight-forward, and extensible.
.
In the name of this package, `2.3' indicates the Ruby library compatibility
version. This package currently provides the `2.3.x' branch of Ruby.
Description-md5: 5d0119660d23808f349549f0200d7261
Task: kubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-full, edubuntu-desktop-gnome, ubuntustudio-fonts
Supported: 5y
Package: ruby2.3
Priority: extra
Section: ruby
Installed-Size: 104
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Antonio Terceiro
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.3.0-5ubuntu1
Provides: ruby-interpreter
Depends: rubygems-integration (>= 1.8), libc6 (>= 2.2.5), libruby2.3 (>= 2.3.0~preview2)
Recommends: fonts-lato, libjs-jquery
Filename: pool/main/r/ruby2.3/ruby2.3_2.3.0-5ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 40860
MD5sum: c8d1487159d9737fecab7e193f1c98a3
SHA1: 4f260a005bc63093820bb6091bcc629fd9b5f8ed
SHA256: 7c43d67fcef72899417850afb435138c33258312a6a1c9cf79426f70d921ca35
Description-en: Interpreter of object-oriented scripting language Ruby
Ruby is the interpreted scripting language for quick and easy
object-oriented programming. It has many features to process text
files and to do system management tasks (as in perl). It is simple,
straight-forward, and extensible.
.
In the name of this package, `2.3' indicates the Ruby library compatibility
version. This package currently provides the `2.3.x' branch of Ruby.
Description-md5: 5d0119660d23808f349549f0200d7261
Multi-Arch: allowed
Homepage: http://www.ruby-lang.org/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: kubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-full, edubuntu-desktop-gnome, ubuntustudio-fonts