How To Install ruby-msgpack on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-msgpack on Kali Linux.
What is ruby-msgpack
ruby-msgpack is:
ruby-msgpack is Ruby library for MessagePack, a binary-based efficient object serialization. It enables to exchange structured objects between many languages like JSON. But unlike JSON, it is very fast and small.
There are three methods to install ruby-msgpack 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-msgpack Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install ruby-msgpack using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-msgpackInstall ruby-msgpack Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install ruby-msgpack using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-msgpackInstall ruby-msgpack 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install ruby-msgpack using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-msgpackHow To Uninstall ruby-msgpack on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the ruby-msgpack package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-msgpackUninstall ruby-msgpack And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-msgpack and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-msgpackRemove ruby-msgpack Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-msgpack configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-msgpackRemove ruby-msgpack configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-msgpack configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-msgpackDependencies
ruby-msgpack have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-msgpack package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
