How To Install ragel on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is ragel

ragel is:

Ragel compiles finite state machines from regular languages into C, C++, Objective-C, D, Ruby or Java code. Ragel allows the programmer to embed actions at any point in a regular language. Non-determinism can be controlled through the use of embedded priorities and guarded regular language operators. Ragel also supports the construction of scanners and the building of state machines using state-charts. Ragel can be used to create robust recognizers and parsers which run very fast. It can work with integer-sized alphabets and can compile large state machines. The generated code has no dependencies.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install ragel

Install ragel Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ragel

Install ragel 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 ragel using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ragel

How To Uninstall ragel on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ragel

Uninstall ragel And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ragel

Remove ragel Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ragel

Remove ragel configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ragel

Dependencies

ragel have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libgcc1

References

• ragel website

Summary

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