How To Install ruby-distribution on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is ruby-distribution

ruby-distribution is:

This Ruby library allows one to generate random variable with a given probability distribution, or evaluate classical probability distributions.

The probability distributions currently implemented include: Normal univariate and bivariate, T, F, Chi Square, Binomial, Hypergeometric, Exponential, Poisson, Beta, LogNormal and Gamma.

If available, the library will use Ruby/GSL (from ruby-gsl package) for better performance.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-distribution

Install ruby-distribution Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-distribution

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

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-distribution

How To Uninstall ruby-distribution on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-distribution

Uninstall ruby-distribution And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-distribution

Remove ruby-distribution Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-distribution

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

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

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

Dependencies

ruby-distribution have the following dependencies:

• ruby

References

• ruby-distribution website

Summary

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