How To Install ruby-graphviz on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is ruby-graphviz

ruby-graphviz is:

Ruby/Graphviz provides an interface to layout and generate images of directed graphs in a variety of formats (PostScript, PNG, etc.) using GraphViz.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-graphviz

Install ruby-graphviz Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-graphviz

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

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-graphviz

How To Uninstall ruby-graphviz on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-graphviz

Uninstall ruby-graphviz And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-graphviz

Remove ruby-graphviz Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-graphviz

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

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

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

Dependencies

ruby-graphviz have the following dependencies:

• graphviz
• ruby

References

• ruby-graphviz website

Summary

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