How To Install ruby-ice-cube on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-ice-cube on Kali Linux. ruby-ice-cube is Ruby Date Recurrence Library

Introduction

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

What is ruby-ice-cube

ruby-ice-cube is:

ice_cube is a recurring date library for Ruby. It allows for quick, programmatic expansion of recurring date rules. The API is modeled after iCalendar events, in a pleasant Ruby syntax. The power lies in the ability to specify multiple rules, and have ice_cube quickly figure out whether the schedule falls on a certain date (.occurs_on?), or what times it occurs at (.occurrences, .first, .all_occurrences).

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-ice-cube

Install ruby-ice-cube Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-ice-cube

Install ruby-ice-cube 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-ice-cube using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-ice-cube

How To Uninstall ruby-ice-cube on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-ice-cube

Uninstall ruby-ice-cube And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-ice-cube

Remove ruby-ice-cube Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-ice-cube

Remove ruby-ice-cube configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-ice-cube

Dependencies

ruby-ice-cube have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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