How To Install ruby-simpleidn on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-simpleidn on Kali Linux. ruby-simpleidn is Punycode ACE to unicode UTF-8 (and vice-versa) string conversion.

Introduction

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

What is ruby-simpleidn

ruby-simpleidn is:

This gem allows easy conversion from punycode ACE strings to unicode UTF-8 strings and vice-versa.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-simpleidn

Install ruby-simpleidn Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-simpleidn

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

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-simpleidn

How To Uninstall ruby-simpleidn on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-simpleidn

Uninstall ruby-simpleidn And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-simpleidn

Remove ruby-simpleidn Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-simpleidn

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

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

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

Dependencies

ruby-simpleidn have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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