How To Install ruby-dbf on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-dbf
on Kali Linux.
What is ruby-dbf
ruby-dbf is:
A small fast library for reading dBase, xBase, Clipper and FoxPro database files.
Some limitations include experimental/no support for advanced data types in dBase V and FoxPro. No support for FoxBase/dBase II files. No write support, and index files are not utilized.
There are three methods to install ruby-dbf
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-dbf 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-dbf
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-dbf
Install ruby-dbf Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-dbf
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-dbf
Install ruby-dbf 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-dbf
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-dbf
How To Uninstall ruby-dbf on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the ruby-dbf
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-dbf
Uninstall ruby-dbf And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-dbf
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-dbf
Remove ruby-dbf Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-dbf
configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-dbf
Remove ruby-dbf configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-dbf
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-dbf
Dependencies
ruby-dbf have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-dbf
package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.