How To Install ruby-ffi on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-ffi on Kali Linux. ruby-ffi is load dynamic libraries, bind functions from within ruby code

Introduction

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

What is ruby-ffi

ruby-ffi is:

Ruby-FFI is a ruby extension for programmatically loading dynamic libraries, binding functions within them, and calling those functions from Ruby code. Moreover, a Ruby-FFI extension works without changes on Ruby and JRuby. Discover why should you write your next extension using Ruby-FFI at https://github.com/ffi/ffi/wiki/Why-use-FFI.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-ffi

Install ruby-ffi Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-ffi

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

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-ffi

How To Uninstall ruby-ffi on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-ffi

Uninstall ruby-ffi And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-ffi

Remove ruby-ffi Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-ffi

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

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

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

Dependencies

ruby-ffi have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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