How To Install ruby-sync on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is ruby-sync

ruby-sync is:

This package provides they sync gem, which is essentially a module that provides a two-phase lock with a counter.

This was part of Ruby core, but was split out in Ruby 2.7

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-sync

Install ruby-sync Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-sync

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

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-sync

How To Uninstall ruby-sync on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-sync

Uninstall ruby-sync And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-sync

Remove ruby-sync Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-sync

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

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

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

Dependencies

ruby-sync have the following dependencies:

References

• ruby-sync website

Summary

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