How To Install ruby-dalli on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-dalli on Kali Linux. ruby-dalli is memcached client library for Ruby

Introduction

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

What is ruby-dalli

ruby-dalli is:

Dalli is a high performance pure Ruby client for accessing memcached servers. It only works with memcached version 1.4 and higher, as it uses the binary protocol only available starting with memcached 1.4.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-dalli

Install ruby-dalli Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-dalli

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

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-dalli

How To Uninstall ruby-dalli on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-dalli

Uninstall ruby-dalli And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-dalli

Remove ruby-dalli Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-dalli

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

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

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

Dependencies

ruby-dalli have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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