How To Install ruby-passenger on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is ruby-passenger

ruby-passenger is:

This is a transitional dummy package. It can safely be removed.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-passenger

Install ruby-passenger Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-passenger

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

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-passenger

How To Uninstall ruby-passenger on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-passenger

Uninstall ruby-passenger And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-passenger

Remove ruby-passenger Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-passenger

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

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

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

Dependencies

ruby-passenger have the following dependencies:

• passenger

References

• ruby-passenger website

Summary

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