How To Install ruby-actionpack on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is ruby-actionpack

ruby-actionpack is:

Action Pack is a framework for web apps on Rails. Simple, battle-tested conventions for building and testing MVC web applications. Works with any Rack-compatible server.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-actionpack

Install ruby-actionpack Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-actionpack

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

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-actionpack

How To Uninstall ruby-actionpack on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-actionpack

Uninstall ruby-actionpack And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-actionpack

Remove ruby-actionpack Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-actionpack

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

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

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

Dependencies

ruby-actionpack have the following dependencies:

• ruby

References

• ruby-actionpack website

Summary

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