How To Install ruby-crack on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-crack on Kali Linux. ruby-crack is Ruby library to parse XML and JSON

Introduction

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

What is ruby-crack

ruby-crack is:

Crack is a really simple JSON and XML parsing Ruby library.

XML parser is ripped from Merb and the JSON parser is ripped from Rails. Just packaged them for all to enjoy and easily use.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-crack

Install ruby-crack Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-crack

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

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-crack

How To Uninstall ruby-crack on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-crack

Uninstall ruby-crack And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-crack

Remove ruby-crack Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-crack

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

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

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

Dependencies

ruby-crack have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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