How To Install ruby-activeldap on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-activeldap on Kali Linux. ruby-activeldap is ActiveLdap is a object-oriented API to LDAP

Introduction

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

What is ruby-activeldap

ruby-activeldap is:

‘ActiveLdap’ is a ruby library which provides a clean objected oriented interface to the Ruby/LDAP library. It was inspired by ActiveRecord. This is not nearly as clean or as flexible as ActiveRecord, but it is still trivial to define new objects and manipulate them with minimal difficulty.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-activeldap

Install ruby-activeldap Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-activeldap

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

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-activeldap

How To Uninstall ruby-activeldap on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-activeldap

Uninstall ruby-activeldap And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-activeldap

Remove ruby-activeldap Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-activeldap

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

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

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

Dependencies

ruby-activeldap have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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