How To Install ruby-launchy-shim on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is ruby-launchy-shim

ruby-launchy-shim is:

Launchy is a helper class for launching a web browser in a fire and forget manner from Ruby programs. This is a minimal shim that replaces the original Launchy on Debian, without all the code to support non-Debian systems.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-launchy-shim

Install ruby-launchy-shim Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-launchy-shim

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

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-launchy-shim

How To Uninstall ruby-launchy-shim on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-launchy-shim

Uninstall ruby-launchy-shim And Its Dependencies

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

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

Remove ruby-launchy-shim Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

ruby-launchy-shim have the following dependencies:

• ruby

References

• ruby-launchy-shim website

Summary

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