How To Install ruby-flexmock on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is ruby-flexmock

ruby-flexmock is:

FlexMock is a extremely simple mock object class compatible with the Test::Unit framework. Although the FlexMock’s interface is simple, it is very flexible.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-flexmock

Install ruby-flexmock Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-flexmock

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

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-flexmock

How To Uninstall ruby-flexmock on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-flexmock

Uninstall ruby-flexmock And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-flexmock

Remove ruby-flexmock Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-flexmock

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

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

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

Dependencies

ruby-flexmock have the following dependencies:

• ruby

References

• ruby-flexmock website

Summary

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