How To Install ruby-gli on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is ruby-gli

ruby-gli is:

Build command-suite CLI apps that are awesome. Bootstrap your app, add commands, options and documentation while maintaining a well-tested idiomatic command-line app

GLI allows you to make a polished, easy-to-maintain command-line application without a lot of syntax, but without restricting you in any way from the power of OptionParser.

GLI is the best way to make a ??command-suite?? command-line application, e.g. one like git.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-gli

Install ruby-gli Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-gli

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

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-gli

How To Uninstall ruby-gli on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-gli

Uninstall ruby-gli And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-gli

Remove ruby-gli Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-gli

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

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

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

Dependencies

ruby-gli have the following dependencies:

• ruby

References

• ruby-gli website

Summary

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