How To Install ruby-ipaddress on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is ruby-ipaddress

ruby-ipaddress is:

IPAddress is a Ruby library designed to make manipulation of IPv4 and IPv6 addresses both powerful and simple. It maintains a layer of compatibility with Ruby’s own IPAddr, while addressing many of its issues.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-ipaddress

Install ruby-ipaddress Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-ipaddress

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

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-ipaddress

How To Uninstall ruby-ipaddress on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-ipaddress

Uninstall ruby-ipaddress And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-ipaddress

Remove ruby-ipaddress Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-ipaddress

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

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

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

Dependencies

ruby-ipaddress have the following dependencies:

References

• ruby-ipaddress website

Summary

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