How To Install ruby-faker on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is ruby-faker

ruby-faker is:

This gem provides a port of Data::Faker from Perl, which can be used to easily generate fake data: names, addresses, phone numbers, etc. It comes in very handy for taking screenshots, having real-looking test data, and having your database populated with more than one or two records while you’re doing development.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-faker

Install ruby-faker Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-faker

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

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-faker

How To Uninstall ruby-faker on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-faker

Uninstall ruby-faker And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-faker

Remove ruby-faker Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-faker

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

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

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

Dependencies

ruby-faker have the following dependencies:

• ruby-i18n

References

• ruby-faker website

Summary

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