How To Install ruby-clutter on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-clutter on Kali Linux. ruby-clutter is Clutter bindings for the Ruby language

Introduction

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

What is ruby-clutter

ruby-clutter is:

Clutter is a GObject based library for creating fast, visually rich, graphical user interfaces. Clutter works by manipulating a scene-graph of 2D surfaces, or ‘actors’, inside a 3D space.

This package contains libraries for using Clutter with the Ruby language.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-clutter

Install ruby-clutter Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-clutter

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

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-clutter

How To Uninstall ruby-clutter on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-clutter

Uninstall ruby-clutter And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-clutter

Remove ruby-clutter Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-clutter

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

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

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

Dependencies

ruby-clutter have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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