How To Install ruby-byebug on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is ruby-byebug

ruby-byebug is:

Byebug is a Ruby 2 debugger. It’s implemented using the Ruby 2 TracePoint C API for execution control and the Debug Inspector C API for call stack navigation. The core component provides support that front-ends can build on. It provides breakpoint handling and bindings for stack frames among other things and it comes with an easy to use command line interface.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-byebug

Install ruby-byebug Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-byebug

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

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-byebug

How To Uninstall ruby-byebug on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-byebug

Uninstall ruby-byebug And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-byebug

Remove ruby-byebug Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-byebug

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

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

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

Dependencies

ruby-byebug have the following dependencies:

• ruby

References

• ruby-byebug website

Summary

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