How To Install ruby-hoe on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is ruby-hoe

ruby-hoe is:

Hoe is a rake/rubygems helper for project Rakefiles. It helps you manage and maintain, and release your project and includes a dynamic plug-in system allowing for easy extensibility. Hoe ships with plug-ins for all your usual project tasks including rdoc generation, testing, packaging, and deployment.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-hoe

Install ruby-hoe Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-hoe

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

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-hoe

How To Uninstall ruby-hoe on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-hoe

Uninstall ruby-hoe And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-hoe

Remove ruby-hoe Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-hoe

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

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

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

Dependencies

ruby-hoe have the following dependencies:

• rake
• ruby

References

• ruby-hoe website

Summary

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