How To Install ruby-ecdsa on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is ruby-ecdsa

ruby-ecdsa is:

This package contains the Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm (ECDSA) almost entirely in pure Ruby. This gem does use OpenSSL but it only uses it to decode and encode ASN1 strings for ECDSA signatures. All cryptographic calculations are done in pure Ruby.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-ecdsa

Install ruby-ecdsa Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-ecdsa

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

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-ecdsa

How To Uninstall ruby-ecdsa on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-ecdsa

Uninstall ruby-ecdsa And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-ecdsa

Remove ruby-ecdsa Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-ecdsa

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

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

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

Dependencies

ruby-ecdsa have the following dependencies:

References

• ruby-ecdsa website

Summary

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