How To Install ruby-heapy on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is ruby-heapy

ruby-heapy is:

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A CLI for analyzing Ruby Heap dumps.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-heapy

Install ruby-heapy Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-heapy

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

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-heapy

How To Uninstall ruby-heapy on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-heapy

Uninstall ruby-heapy And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-heapy

Remove ruby-heapy Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-heapy

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

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

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

Dependencies

ruby-heapy have the following dependencies:

• ruby

References

• ruby-heapy website

Summary

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