How To Install ruby-base32 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-base32 on Kali Linux. ruby-base32 is Ruby extension for base32 encoding and decoding

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-base32 on Kali Linux.

What is ruby-base32

ruby-base32 is:

This package contains base32, a Ruby extension for encoding and decoding in base32 per RFC 3548.

There are three methods to install ruby-base32 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-base32 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-base32 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-base32

Install ruby-base32 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install ruby-base32 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install ruby-base32

Install ruby-base32 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-base32 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-base32

How To Uninstall ruby-base32 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the ruby-base32 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ruby-base32

Uninstall ruby-base32 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ruby-base32 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-base32

Remove ruby-base32 Configurations and Data

To remove ruby-base32 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-base32

Remove ruby-base32 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove ruby-base32 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-base32

Dependencies

ruby-base32 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-base32 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.