How To Install ruby-gnuplot on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is ruby-gnuplot

ruby-gnuplot is:

Gnuplot is a program that has a rich language for the generation of plots. Ruby Gnuplot implements a Domain-Specific Language (DSL) to control gnuplot from Ruby scripts.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-gnuplot

Install ruby-gnuplot Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-gnuplot

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

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-gnuplot

How To Uninstall ruby-gnuplot on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-gnuplot

Uninstall ruby-gnuplot And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-gnuplot

Remove ruby-gnuplot Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-gnuplot

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

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

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

Dependencies

ruby-gnuplot have the following dependencies:

• gnuplot
• ruby

References

• ruby-gnuplot website

Summary

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