How To Install ruby-js-regex on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is ruby-js-regex

ruby-js-regex is:

JsRegex converts Ruby’s native regular expressions for JavaScript, taking care of various incompatibilities and returning warnings for unsolvable differences.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-js-regex

Install ruby-js-regex Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-js-regex

Install ruby-js-regex 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-js-regex using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-js-regex

How To Uninstall ruby-js-regex on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-js-regex

Uninstall ruby-js-regex And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-js-regex

Remove ruby-js-regex Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-js-regex

Remove ruby-js-regex configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-js-regex

Dependencies

ruby-js-regex have the following dependencies:

• ruby
• ruby-character-set
• ruby-regexp-parser
• ruby-regexp-property-values

References

• ruby-js-regex website

Summary

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