How To Install ruby-diffy on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is ruby-diffy

ruby-diffy is:

Diffy is a Ruby library providing a convenient way to generate a diff from two strings or files.

Instead of reimplementing the LCS diff algorithm, Diffy uses battle tested Unix diff to generate diffs, and focuses on providing a convenient interface.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-diffy

Install ruby-diffy Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-diffy

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

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-diffy

How To Uninstall ruby-diffy on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-diffy

Uninstall ruby-diffy And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-diffy

Remove ruby-diffy Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-diffy

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

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

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

Dependencies

ruby-diffy have the following dependencies:

• ruby

References

• ruby-diffy website

Summary

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