How To Install ruby-netaddr on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is ruby-netaddr

ruby-netaddr is:

NetAddr easily handle advanced tasks such as automating the subnetting/supernetting of IP space, performing calculations on IP CIDR blocks, and other various items.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-netaddr

Install ruby-netaddr Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-netaddr

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

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-netaddr

How To Uninstall ruby-netaddr on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-netaddr

Uninstall ruby-netaddr And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-netaddr

Remove ruby-netaddr Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-netaddr

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

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

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

Dependencies

ruby-netaddr have the following dependencies:

References

• ruby-netaddr website

Summary

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