How To Install rbenv on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is rbenv

rbenv is:

rbenv lets you easily switch between multiple versions of Ruby. It’s simple, unobtrusive, and follows the UNIX tradition of single-purpose tools that do one thing well.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install rbenv

Install rbenv Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install rbenv

Install rbenv 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 rbenv using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install rbenv

How To Uninstall rbenv on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove rbenv

Uninstall rbenv And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove rbenv

Remove rbenv Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge rbenv

Remove rbenv configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge rbenv

Dependencies

rbenv have the following dependencies:

• ruby

References

• rbenv website

Summary

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