How To Install ruby-licensee on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-licensee on Kali Linux. ruby-licensee is program to detect open source project licenses

Introduction

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

What is ruby-licensee

ruby-licensee is:

Licensee automates the process of reading LICENSE files and compares their contents to known licenses using a fancy maths.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-licensee

Install ruby-licensee Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-licensee

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

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-licensee

How To Uninstall ruby-licensee on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-licensee

Uninstall ruby-licensee And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-licensee

Remove ruby-licensee Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-licensee

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

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

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

Dependencies

ruby-licensee have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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