How To Install ruby-hashdiff on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-hashdiff on Kali Linux. ruby-hashdiff is library for computing the smallest difference between two hashes

Introduction

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

What is ruby-hashdiff

ruby-hashdiff is:

Given two Hashes A and B, HashDiff will calculate the smallest modification that can be made to change A into B.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-hashdiff

Install ruby-hashdiff Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-hashdiff

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

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-hashdiff

How To Uninstall ruby-hashdiff on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-hashdiff

Uninstall ruby-hashdiff And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-hashdiff

Remove ruby-hashdiff Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-hashdiff

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

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

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

Dependencies

ruby-hashdiff have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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