How To Install ruby3.0-dev on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby3.0-dev on Ubuntu 22.04. ruby3.0-dev is Header files for compiling extension modules for the Ruby 3.0

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby3.0-dev on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is ruby3.0-dev

ruby3.0-dev is:

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.

This package contains the header files and the mkmf library, necessary to make extension library for Ruby 3.0. It is also required to build many gems.

There are three methods to install ruby3.0-dev on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install ruby3.0-dev Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install ruby3.0-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install ruby3.0-dev

Install ruby3.0-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install ruby3.0-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install ruby3.0-dev

Install ruby3.0-dev Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install ruby3.0-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ruby3.0-dev

How To Uninstall ruby3.0-dev on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the ruby3.0-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ruby3.0-dev

Uninstall ruby3.0-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ruby3.0-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby3.0-dev

Remove ruby3.0-dev Configurations and Data

To remove ruby3.0-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby3.0-dev

Remove ruby3.0-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove ruby3.0-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby3.0-dev

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby3.0-dev package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.