How To Install pry on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install pry on Kali Linux. pry is powerful irb alternative and runtime developer console

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pry on Kali Linux.

What is pry

pry is:

Pry is a powerful alternative to the standard IRB shell for Ruby. It is written from scratch to provide a number of advanced features, some of these include:

  • Source code browsing (including core C source with the pry-doc gem)
  • Documentation browsing
  • Live help system
  • Open methods in editors (edit-method Class#method)
  • Syntax highlighting
  • Command shell integration (start editors, run git, and rake from within Pry)
  • Gist integration
  • Navigation around state (cd, ls and friends)
  • Runtime invocation (use Pry as a developer console or debugger)
  • Exotic object support (BasicObject instances, IClasses, …)
  • A Powerful and flexible command system
  • Ability to view and replay history
  • Many convenience commands inspired by IPython, Smalltalk and other advanced REPLs

There are three methods to install pry 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 pry Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install pry

Install pry Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install pry using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install pry

Install pry 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 pry using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pry

How To Uninstall pry on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the pry package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove pry

Uninstall pry And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pry

Remove pry Configurations and Data

To remove pry configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge pry

Remove pry configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pry

Dependencies

pry have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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