How To Install ruby-subexec on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is ruby-subexec

ruby-subexec is:

Subexec is a simple library that spawns an external command. It has an optional timeout parameter, useful for libraries which are wrappers for external command line programs and which may sometimes fail ever to return control back to the original process.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-subexec

Install ruby-subexec Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-subexec

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

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-subexec

How To Uninstall ruby-subexec on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-subexec

Uninstall ruby-subexec And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-subexec

Remove ruby-subexec Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-subexec

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

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

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

Dependencies

ruby-subexec have the following dependencies:

• ruby

References

• ruby-subexec website

Summary

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