How To Install ruby-mime on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-mime on Kali Linux. ruby-mime is MIME library for Ruby

Introduction

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

What is ruby-mime

ruby-mime is:

ruby-mime is a library for building RFC compliant Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) messages. It can be used to construct standardized MIME messages for use in client/server communications, such as Internet mail or HTTP multipart/form-data transactions.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-mime

Install ruby-mime Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-mime

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

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-mime

How To Uninstall ruby-mime on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-mime

Uninstall ruby-mime And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-mime

Remove ruby-mime Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-mime

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

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

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

Dependencies

ruby-mime have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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