How To Install ruby-icalendar on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is ruby-icalendar

ruby-icalendar is:

Implements the iCalendar specification (RFC-5545) in Ruby. This allows for the generation and parsing of .ics files, which are used by a variety of calendaring applications.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-icalendar

Install ruby-icalendar Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-icalendar

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

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-icalendar

How To Uninstall ruby-icalendar on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-icalendar

Uninstall ruby-icalendar And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-icalendar

Remove ruby-icalendar Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-icalendar

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

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

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

Dependencies

ruby-icalendar have the following dependencies:

• ruby

References

• ruby-icalendar website

Summary

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