How To Install ruby-hivex on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-hivex on Kali Linux. ruby-hivex is Ruby bindings for hivex

Introduction

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

What is ruby-hivex

ruby-hivex is:

Ruby bindings for libhivex, a library for reading and writing Windows Registry “hive” binary files.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-hivex

Install ruby-hivex Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-hivex

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

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-hivex

How To Uninstall ruby-hivex on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-hivex

Uninstall ruby-hivex And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-hivex

Remove ruby-hivex Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-hivex

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

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

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

Dependencies

ruby-hivex have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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