How To Install ruby-beaker-hostgenerator on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-beaker-hostgenerator on Kali Linux. ruby-beaker-hostgenerator is command line utility designed to generate beaker host config files

Introduction

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

What is ruby-beaker-hostgenerator

ruby-beaker-hostgenerator is:

beaker-hostgenerator is a command line utility designed to generate beaker host config files using a compact command line SUT specification.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-beaker-hostgenerator

Install ruby-beaker-hostgenerator Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-beaker-hostgenerator

Install ruby-beaker-hostgenerator 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-beaker-hostgenerator using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-beaker-hostgenerator

How To Uninstall ruby-beaker-hostgenerator on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-beaker-hostgenerator

Uninstall ruby-beaker-hostgenerator And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-beaker-hostgenerator

Remove ruby-beaker-hostgenerator Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-beaker-hostgenerator

Remove ruby-beaker-hostgenerator configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-beaker-hostgenerator

Dependencies

ruby-beaker-hostgenerator have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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