How To Install ruby-debian on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is ruby-debian

ruby-debian is:

This package provides Debian::Dpkg and Debian::DpkgDeb modules and Debian::Deb, Debian::Dsc, Debian::Archives, Debian::Sources, Debian::Packages and Debian::Status classes for ruby.

It also provides two scripts, dpkg-ruby (a dpkg-awk clone) and dpkg-checkdeps (a utility to check for deb dependency problems).

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-debian

Install ruby-debian Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-debian

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

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-debian

How To Uninstall ruby-debian on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-debian

Uninstall ruby-debian And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-debian

Remove ruby-debian Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-debian

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

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

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

Dependencies

ruby-debian have the following dependencies:

• ruby

References

• ruby-debian website

Summary

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