How To Install ruby-ferret on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is ruby-ferret

ruby-ferret is:

Ferret is a high-performance, full-featured text search engine library written for Ruby, inspired by the Java Lucene Project.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-ferret

Install ruby-ferret Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-ferret

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

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-ferret

How To Uninstall ruby-ferret on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-ferret

Uninstall ruby-ferret And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-ferret

Remove ruby-ferret Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-ferret

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

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

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

Dependencies

ruby-ferret have the following dependencies:

• ruby

References

• ruby-ferret website

Summary

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