How To Install ruby-fssm on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is ruby-fssm

ruby-fssm is:

FFSM (File System State Monitor) keeps track of the state of any number of paths and will fire events when said state changes (create/update/delete).

FSSM supports inotify on GNU/Linux and polling anywhere else.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-fssm

Install ruby-fssm Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-fssm

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

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-fssm

How To Uninstall ruby-fssm on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-fssm

Uninstall ruby-fssm And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-fssm

Remove ruby-fssm Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-fssm

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

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

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

Dependencies

ruby-fssm have the following dependencies:

• ruby

References

• ruby-fssm website

Summary

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