How To Install ruby-neovim on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is ruby-neovim

ruby-neovim is:

Ruby library to control remote neovim instances.

Can be used as a neovim plugin host, allowing one to write neovim plugins completely in ruby.

It also acts as a compatibility layer for Ruby plugins written for legacy vim. The :ruby, :rubyfile, and :rubydo commands are intended to behave the same as they did in vim.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-neovim

Install ruby-neovim Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-neovim

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

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-neovim

How To Uninstall ruby-neovim on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-neovim

Uninstall ruby-neovim And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-neovim

Remove ruby-neovim Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-neovim

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

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

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

Dependencies

ruby-neovim have the following dependencies:

• ruby
• ruby-msgpack
• ruby-multi-json
• neovim

References

• ruby-neovim website

Summary

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