How To Install ruby-salsa20 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-salsa20 on Kali Linux. ruby-salsa20 is Salsa20 stream cipher algorithm

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-salsa20 on Kali Linux.

What is ruby-salsa20

ruby-salsa20 is:

This package provides a simple Ruby wrapper for Salsa20, a stream cipher algorithm.

There are three methods to install ruby-salsa20 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-salsa20 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-salsa20 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-salsa20

Install ruby-salsa20 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install ruby-salsa20 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install ruby-salsa20

Install ruby-salsa20 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-salsa20 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-salsa20

How To Uninstall ruby-salsa20 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the ruby-salsa20 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ruby-salsa20

Uninstall ruby-salsa20 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ruby-salsa20 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-salsa20

Remove ruby-salsa20 Configurations and Data

To remove ruby-salsa20 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-salsa20

Remove ruby-salsa20 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove ruby-salsa20 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-salsa20

Dependencies

ruby-salsa20 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-salsa20 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.