How To Install ruby-ffi-compiler on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-ffi-compiler on Kali Linux. ruby-ffi-compiler is Automating compilation of native libraries

Introduction

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

What is ruby-ffi-compiler

ruby-ffi-compiler is:

ffi-compiler is a ruby library for automating compilation of native libraries for use with ffi.

To use, define your own ruby->native API using ffi, implement it in C, then use ffi-compiler to compile it.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-ffi-compiler

Install ruby-ffi-compiler Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-ffi-compiler

Install ruby-ffi-compiler 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-ffi-compiler using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-ffi-compiler

How To Uninstall ruby-ffi-compiler on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-ffi-compiler

Uninstall ruby-ffi-compiler And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-ffi-compiler

Remove ruby-ffi-compiler Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-ffi-compiler

Remove ruby-ffi-compiler configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-ffi-compiler

Dependencies

ruby-ffi-compiler have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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