How To Install ruby-daemons on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-daemons on Kali Linux.

What is ruby-daemons

ruby-daemons is:

Daemons provides an easy way to wrap existing ruby scripts (for example a self-written server) to be run as a daemon and to be controlled by simple start/stop/restart commands. daemons can also run and control blocks of Ruby code in a daemon process.

There are three methods to install ruby-daemons on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install ruby-daemons Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install ruby-daemons using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-daemons

Install ruby-daemons Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install ruby-daemons using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install ruby-daemons

Install ruby-daemons Using aptitude

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

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install ruby-daemons using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-daemons

How To Uninstall ruby-daemons on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the ruby-daemons package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ruby-daemons

Uninstall ruby-daemons And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ruby-daemons and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-daemons

Remove ruby-daemons Configurations and Data

To remove ruby-daemons configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-daemons

Remove ruby-daemons configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove ruby-daemons configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-daemons

Dependencies

ruby-daemons have the following dependencies:

• ruby

References

• ruby-daemons website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-daemons package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.