How To Install nbdkit-plugin-ruby on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is nbdkit-plugin-ruby

nbdkit-plugin-ruby is:

This plugin allows nbdkit plugins to be written in Ruby.

There are three methods to install nbdkit-plugin-ruby 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 nbdkit-plugin-ruby Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install nbdkit-plugin-ruby

Install nbdkit-plugin-ruby Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install nbdkit-plugin-ruby

Install nbdkit-plugin-ruby 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 nbdkit-plugin-ruby using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install nbdkit-plugin-ruby

How To Uninstall nbdkit-plugin-ruby on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove nbdkit-plugin-ruby

Uninstall nbdkit-plugin-ruby And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove nbdkit-plugin-ruby

Remove nbdkit-plugin-ruby Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge nbdkit-plugin-ruby

Remove nbdkit-plugin-ruby configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge nbdkit-plugin-ruby

Dependencies

nbdkit-plugin-ruby have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libruby2.7
• nbdkit

References

• nbdkit-plugin-ruby website

Summary

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