How To Install ruby-dotenv on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is ruby-dotenv

ruby-dotenv is:

Like the gem “foreman”, dotenv will automagically load variables from .env, but doesn’t put them in the Procfile. Instead they are accessible via ENV. Thus it can also be used when running an application manually, using the interactive console, or running a Rake task.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-dotenv

Install ruby-dotenv Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-dotenv

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

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-dotenv

How To Uninstall ruby-dotenv on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-dotenv

Uninstall ruby-dotenv And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-dotenv

Remove ruby-dotenv Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-dotenv

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

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

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

Dependencies

ruby-dotenv have the following dependencies:

• ruby

References

• ruby-dotenv website

Summary

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