How To Install ruby-hike on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is ruby-hike

ruby-hike is:

Hike is a Ruby library for finding files in a set of paths.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-hike

Install ruby-hike Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-hike

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

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-hike

How To Uninstall ruby-hike on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-hike

Uninstall ruby-hike And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-hike

Remove ruby-hike Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-hike

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

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

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

Dependencies

ruby-hike have the following dependencies:

• ruby

References

• ruby-hike website

Summary

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