How To Install ruby-symboltable on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is ruby-symboltable

ruby-symboltable is:

SymbolTable is a handy little Ruby class that was conceived from the union of Hash and Symbol. SymbolTable directly extends Hash, but it stores all keys internally as symbols. Any key that cannot be converted to a Symbol is not valid.

While this may seem restrictive, it does have the nice side effect of making all keys slightly more memorable and usable. For example, values may be set and retrieved using any key that resolves to the same symbol.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-symboltable

Install ruby-symboltable Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-symboltable

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

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-symboltable

How To Uninstall ruby-symboltable on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-symboltable

Uninstall ruby-symboltable And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-symboltable

Remove ruby-symboltable Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-symboltable

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

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

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

Dependencies

ruby-symboltable have the following dependencies:

• ruby

References

• ruby-symboltable website

Summary

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