How To Install ruby-launchy on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is ruby-launchy

ruby-launchy is:

Launchy is a helper class for launching cross-platform applications in a fire and forget manner. There are application concepts (browser, email client, etc) that are common across all platforms, and they may be launched differently on each platform. Launchy is here to make a common approach to launching external applications from within ruby programs.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-launchy

Install ruby-launchy Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-launchy

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

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-launchy

How To Uninstall ruby-launchy on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-launchy

Uninstall ruby-launchy And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-launchy

Remove ruby-launchy Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-launchy

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

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

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

Dependencies

ruby-launchy have the following dependencies:

• ruby
• ruby-addressable

References

• ruby-launchy website

Summary

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