How To Install ruby-knapsack on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is ruby-knapsack

ruby-knapsack is:

Knapsack splits tests across CI nodes based on each test file’s time execution and makes sure that tests will run comparable time on each node.

It generates a test time execution report and uses it for future test runs.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-knapsack

Install ruby-knapsack Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-knapsack

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

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-knapsack

How To Uninstall ruby-knapsack on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-knapsack

Uninstall ruby-knapsack And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-knapsack

Remove ruby-knapsack Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-knapsack

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

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

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

Dependencies

ruby-knapsack have the following dependencies:

• ruby
• rake

References

• ruby-knapsack website

Summary

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