How To Install ruby-qdbm on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-qdbm on Kali Linux. ruby-qdbm is QDBM Database Libraries for Ruby

Introduction

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

What is ruby-qdbm

ruby-qdbm is:

QDBM is an embedded database library compatible with GDBM and NDBM. It features hash database and B+ tree database and is developed referring to GDBM for the purpose of the following three points: higher processing speed, smaller size of a database file, and simpler API. This package provides the Ruby interface for the QDBM database library.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-qdbm

Install ruby-qdbm Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-qdbm

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

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-qdbm

How To Uninstall ruby-qdbm on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-qdbm

Uninstall ruby-qdbm And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-qdbm

Remove ruby-qdbm Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-qdbm

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

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

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

Dependencies

ruby-qdbm have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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