How To Install ruby-cocoon on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is ruby-cocoon

ruby-cocoon is:

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-cocoon

Install ruby-cocoon Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-cocoon

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

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-cocoon

How To Uninstall ruby-cocoon on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-cocoon

Uninstall ruby-cocoon And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-cocoon

Remove ruby-cocoon Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-cocoon

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

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

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

Dependencies

ruby-cocoon have the following dependencies:

• ruby

References

• ruby-cocoon website

Summary

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