How To Install ruby-timers on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is ruby-timers

ruby-timers is:

This library allows one to schedule several procs to fire after configurable delays or at periodic intervals.

It is especially useful when you are faced with an API that accepts a single timeout but you want to run multiple timers on top of it.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-timers

Install ruby-timers Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-timers

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

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-timers

How To Uninstall ruby-timers on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-timers

Uninstall ruby-timers And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-timers

Remove ruby-timers Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-timers

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

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

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

Dependencies

ruby-timers have the following dependencies:

• ruby
• ruby-hitimes

References

• ruby-timers website

Summary

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