How To Install ruby-mixlib-shellout on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is ruby-mixlib-shellout

ruby-mixlib-shellout is:

Provides a simplified interface to shelling out yet still collecting both standard out and standard error and providing full control over environment, working directory, uid, gid, etc.

No means for providing interaction with the subprocess is provided, apart from a simple string as input.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-mixlib-shellout

Install ruby-mixlib-shellout Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-mixlib-shellout

Install ruby-mixlib-shellout 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-mixlib-shellout using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-mixlib-shellout

How To Uninstall ruby-mixlib-shellout on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-mixlib-shellout

Uninstall ruby-mixlib-shellout And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-mixlib-shellout

Remove ruby-mixlib-shellout Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-mixlib-shellout

Remove ruby-mixlib-shellout configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-mixlib-shellout

Dependencies

ruby-mixlib-shellout have the following dependencies:

References

• ruby-mixlib-shellout website

Summary

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