How To Install ruby-re2 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-re2 on Kali Linux. ruby-re2 is Ruby bindings to re2

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-re2 on Kali Linux.

What is ruby-re2

ruby-re2 is:

Ruby bindings to re2, “an efficient, principled regular expression library”.

RE2 is a fast, safe, thread-friendly alternative to backtracking regular expression engines like those used in PCRE, Perl, and Python.

There are three methods to install ruby-re2 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-re2 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-re2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-re2

Install ruby-re2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install ruby-re2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install ruby-re2

Install ruby-re2 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-re2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-re2

How To Uninstall ruby-re2 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the ruby-re2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ruby-re2

Uninstall ruby-re2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ruby-re2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-re2

Remove ruby-re2 Configurations and Data

To remove ruby-re2 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-re2

Remove ruby-re2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove ruby-re2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-re2

Dependencies

ruby-re2 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-re2 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.