How To Install puma on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install puma on Kali Linux.

What is puma

puma is:

Puma is a simple, fast, threaded, and highly concurrent HTTP 1.1 server for Ruby/Rack applications. Puma is intended for use in both development and production environments.

There are three methods to install puma 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 puma Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install puma

Install puma Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install puma using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install puma

Install puma 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 puma using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install puma

How To Uninstall puma on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the puma package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove puma

Uninstall puma And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove puma

Remove puma Configurations and Data

To remove puma configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge puma

Remove puma configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge puma

Dependencies

puma have the following dependencies:

• ruby

References

• puma website

Summary

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