How To Install ruby-bootsnap on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is ruby-bootsnap

ruby-bootsnap is:

Bootsnap is a library that plugs into Ruby, with optional support for ActiveSupport and YAML, to optimize and cache expensive computations.

Bootsnap optimizes methods to cache results of expensive computations, and can be grouped into two broad categories: * Path Pre-Scanning * Compilation caching

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-bootsnap

Install ruby-bootsnap Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-bootsnap

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

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-bootsnap

How To Uninstall ruby-bootsnap on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-bootsnap

Uninstall ruby-bootsnap And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-bootsnap

Remove ruby-bootsnap Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-bootsnap

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

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

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

Dependencies

ruby-bootsnap have the following dependencies:

• ruby-msgpack
• libc6
• libruby2.7
• ruby

References

• ruby-bootsnap website

Summary

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