How To Install ruby-net-ldap on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is ruby-net-ldap

ruby-net-ldap is:

Net::LDAP is an LDAP support library written in pure Ruby. It supports all LDAP client features, and a subset of server features as well.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-net-ldap

Install ruby-net-ldap Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-net-ldap

Install ruby-net-ldap 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-net-ldap using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-net-ldap

How To Uninstall ruby-net-ldap on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-net-ldap

Uninstall ruby-net-ldap And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-net-ldap

Remove ruby-net-ldap Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-net-ldap

Remove ruby-net-ldap configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-net-ldap

Dependencies

ruby-net-ldap have the following dependencies:

• ruby

References

• ruby-net-ldap website

Summary

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