How To Install ruby-console on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is ruby-console

ruby-console is:

Provides beautiful console logging for Ruby applications. Implements fast, buffered log output.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-console

Install ruby-console Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-console

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

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-console

How To Uninstall ruby-console on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-console

Uninstall ruby-console And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-console

Remove ruby-console Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-console

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

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

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

Dependencies

ruby-console have the following dependencies:

• ruby-fiber-local

References

• ruby-console website

Summary

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