How To Install ruby-vmstat on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-vmstat on Kali Linux. ruby-vmstat is library to gather system information

Introduction

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

What is ruby-vmstat

ruby-vmstat is:

A focused and fast ruby library that gather system information about memory (free, active), network(name, in bytes, out bytes), CPU(user, system, idle), load average, disk.

There are three methods to install ruby-vmstat 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-vmstat 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-vmstat using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-vmstat

Install ruby-vmstat Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-vmstat

Install ruby-vmstat 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-vmstat using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-vmstat

How To Uninstall ruby-vmstat on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-vmstat

Uninstall ruby-vmstat And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-vmstat

Remove ruby-vmstat Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-vmstat

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

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

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

Dependencies

ruby-vmstat have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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