How To Install ruby-powerbar on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-powerbar on Kali Linux. ruby-powerbar is progressbar library for Ruby

Introduction

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

What is ruby-powerbar

ruby-powerbar is:

Powerbar is a Ruby library that can create all kinds of progress bars to use in CLI applications. Non-terminal use is detected and fallback to logging output is done automatically, so applications can also be used in cronjobs without losing progress information.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-powerbar

Install ruby-powerbar Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-powerbar

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

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-powerbar

How To Uninstall ruby-powerbar on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-powerbar

Uninstall ruby-powerbar And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-powerbar

Remove ruby-powerbar Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-powerbar

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

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

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

Dependencies

ruby-powerbar have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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