How To Install ruby-macaddr on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is ruby-macaddr

ruby-macaddr is:

cross platform mac address determination for ruby.

This is useful for generating unique identification numbers (uuid).

Read /usr/share/ruby-macaddr/README for more info.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-macaddr

Install ruby-macaddr Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-macaddr

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

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-macaddr

How To Uninstall ruby-macaddr on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-macaddr

Uninstall ruby-macaddr And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-macaddr

Remove ruby-macaddr Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-macaddr

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

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

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

Dependencies

ruby-macaddr have the following dependencies:

• ruby-systemu

References

• ruby-macaddr website

Summary

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