How To Install ruby-bio on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is ruby-bio

ruby-bio is:

BioRuby project aims to implement an integrated environment for Bioinformatics with Ruby language. Design philosophy of the BioRuby library is KISS (keep it simple, stupid) to maximize the usability and the efficiency for biologists as a daily tool. The project was started in Japan and supported by University of Tokyo (Human Genome Center), Kyoto University (Bioinformatics Center) and the Open Bio Foundation.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-bio

Install ruby-bio Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-bio

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

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-bio

How To Uninstall ruby-bio on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-bio

Uninstall ruby-bio And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-bio

Remove ruby-bio Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-bio

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

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

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

Dependencies

ruby-bio have the following dependencies:

• ruby

References

• ruby-bio website

Summary

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