How To Install ruby-thrift on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is ruby-thrift

ruby-thrift is:

The Apache Thrift software framework, for scalable cross-language services development, combines a software stack with a code generation engine to build services that work efficiently and seamlessly between C++, Java, Python, PHP, Ruby, Erlang, Perl, Haskell, C#, Cocoa, JavaScript, Node.js, Smalltalk, OCaml and Delphi and other languages.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-thrift

Install ruby-thrift Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-thrift

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

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-thrift

How To Uninstall ruby-thrift on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-thrift

Uninstall ruby-thrift And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-thrift

Remove ruby-thrift Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-thrift

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

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

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

Dependencies

ruby-thrift have the following dependencies:

• ruby

References

• ruby-thrift website

Summary

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