How To Install ruby-rrd on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-rrd on Kali Linux.
What is ruby-rrd
ruby-rrd is:
The Round Robin Database Tool (RRDtool) is a system to store and display time-series data (e.g. network bandwidth, machine-room temperature, server load average). It stores the data in Round Robin Databases (RRDs), a very compact way that will not expand over time. RRDtool processes the extracted data to enforce a certain data density, allowing for useful graphical representation of data values.
This package contains a Ruby interfaces to RRDs.
There are three methods to install ruby-rrd 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-rrd Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install ruby-rrd using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-rrdInstall ruby-rrd Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install ruby-rrd using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-rrdInstall ruby-rrd 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install ruby-rrd using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-rrdHow To Uninstall ruby-rrd on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the ruby-rrd package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-rrdUninstall ruby-rrd And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-rrd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-rrdRemove ruby-rrd Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-rrd configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-rrdRemove ruby-rrd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-rrd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-rrdDependencies
ruby-rrd have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-rrd package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.