How To Install ruby-cmdparse on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-cmdparse on Kali Linux. ruby-cmdparse is advanced command line parsing Ruby module supporting sub-commands

Introduction

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

What is ruby-cmdparse

ruby-cmdparse is:

It allows the creation of command style programs, that perform different functions depending on which command is invoked. Additionally, nesting of commands, i.e. commands that take commands themselves, is also possible. For option parsing, the Ruby standard library optparse is used.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-cmdparse

Install ruby-cmdparse Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-cmdparse

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

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-cmdparse

How To Uninstall ruby-cmdparse on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-cmdparse

Uninstall ruby-cmdparse And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-cmdparse

Remove ruby-cmdparse Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-cmdparse

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

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

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

Dependencies

ruby-cmdparse have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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