How to Install and Uninstall ruby Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: January 11,2025

1. Install "ruby" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install ruby on Kali Linux


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                ruby
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "ruby" package

Learn how to uninstall ruby on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                ruby
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the ruby package on Kali Linux

Package: ruby
Source: ruby-defaults
Version: 1:3.1
Installed-Size: 29
Maintainer: Debian Ruby Team
Architecture: amd64
Replaces: irb, rdoc, rubygems
Provides: irb, rdoc, rubygems
Depends: ruby3.1, libruby (= 1:3.1), ruby-rubygems
Suggests: ri, ruby-dev
Conflicts: ruby-activesupport-2.3, ruby-activesupport-3.2
Breaks: ruby-bootsnap (<< 1.4.6-1), ruby-switch (<= 0.1.0)
Size: 5868
SHA256: 4617d5eb715441bdc92e710d127f28654bbf05e888fbb492a14538d4189f3eef
SHA1: f56767fdc7827d0a7e2a3b509dad5ef767c55987
MD5sum: 743a298d9e01d1de07357a1aff40176e
Description: Interpreter of object-oriented scripting language Ruby (default version)
Ruby is the interpreted scripting language for quick and easy
object-oriented programming. It has many features to process text
files and to do system management tasks (as in perl). It is simple,
straight-forward, and extensible.
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This package is a dependency package, which depends on Debian's default Ruby
version (currently v3.1).
Description-md5:
Multi-Arch: allowed
Homepage: https://www.ruby-lang.org/
Tag: devel::interpreter, devel::lang:ruby, devel::runtime,
implemented-in::ruby, interface::commandline, role::dummy,
role::metapackage, role::program, works-with::software:source
Section: ruby
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/r/ruby-defaults/ruby_3.1_amd64.deb