How To Install ruby-cose on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-cose on Kali Linux. ruby-cose is RFC 8152 CBOR Object Signing and Encryption (COSE)

Introduction

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

What is ruby-cose

ruby-cose is:

This library provides Ruby implementation of RFC 8152 CBOR Object Signing and Encryption (COSE).

CBOR (Concise Binary Object Representation) is a data format whose design goals include the possibility of extremely small code size, fairly small message size, and extensibility without the need for version negotiation.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-cose

Install ruby-cose Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-cose

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

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-cose

How To Uninstall ruby-cose on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-cose

Uninstall ruby-cose And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-cose

Remove ruby-cose Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-cose

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

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

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

Dependencies

ruby-cose have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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