How To Install ruby-influxdb on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-influxdb on Kali Linux. ruby-influxdb is library for InfluxDB

Introduction

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

What is ruby-influxdb

ruby-influxdb is:

This is the official Ruby library for InfluxDB (https://influxdb.com/).

InfluxDB is an Open-Source, Distributed, Time Series Database. It is a scalable datastore for metrics, events, and real-time analytics.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-influxdb

Install ruby-influxdb Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-influxdb

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

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-influxdb

How To Uninstall ruby-influxdb on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-influxdb

Uninstall ruby-influxdb And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-influxdb

Remove ruby-influxdb Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-influxdb

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

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

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

Dependencies

ruby-influxdb have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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