How To Install ruby-directory-watcher on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is ruby-directory-watcher

ruby-directory-watcher is:

The directory watcher operates by scanning a directory at some interval and generating a list of files based on a user supplied glob pattern. As the file list changes from one interval to the next, events are generated and dispatched to registered observers.

Three types of events are supported: added, modified, and removed.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-directory-watcher

Install ruby-directory-watcher Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-directory-watcher

Install ruby-directory-watcher 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-directory-watcher using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-directory-watcher

How To Uninstall ruby-directory-watcher on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-directory-watcher

Uninstall ruby-directory-watcher And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-directory-watcher

Remove ruby-directory-watcher Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-directory-watcher

Remove ruby-directory-watcher configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-directory-watcher

Dependencies

ruby-directory-watcher have the following dependencies:

• ruby

References

• ruby-directory-watcher website

Summary

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