How To Install ruby-lru-redux on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-lru-redux on Kali Linux. ruby-lru-redux is efficient implementation of an lru cache

Introduction

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

What is ruby-lru-redux

ruby-lru-redux is:

Efficient and thread safe LRU cache.

Least Recently Used cache discards least recently used items first from the cache.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-lru-redux

Install ruby-lru-redux Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-lru-redux

Install ruby-lru-redux 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-lru-redux using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-lru-redux

How To Uninstall ruby-lru-redux on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-lru-redux

Uninstall ruby-lru-redux And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-lru-redux

Remove ruby-lru-redux Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-lru-redux

Remove ruby-lru-redux configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-lru-redux

Dependencies

ruby-lru-redux have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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