How To Install ruby-bcrypt-pbkdf on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is ruby-bcrypt-pbkdf

ruby-bcrypt-pbkdf is:

This package provides a Ruby library for bcrypt_pdkfd (a variant of PBKDF2 with bcrypt-based PRF - pseudo-random function).

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-bcrypt-pbkdf

Install ruby-bcrypt-pbkdf Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-bcrypt-pbkdf

Install ruby-bcrypt-pbkdf 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-bcrypt-pbkdf using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-bcrypt-pbkdf

How To Uninstall ruby-bcrypt-pbkdf on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-bcrypt-pbkdf

Uninstall ruby-bcrypt-pbkdf And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-bcrypt-pbkdf

Remove ruby-bcrypt-pbkdf Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-bcrypt-pbkdf

Remove ruby-bcrypt-pbkdf configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-bcrypt-pbkdf

Dependencies

ruby-bcrypt-pbkdf have the following dependencies:

• ruby

References

• ruby-bcrypt-pbkdf website

Summary

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