How To Install ruby-netrc on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-netrc on Kali Linux. ruby-netrc is Ruby library to read and write netrc files

Introduction

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

What is ruby-netrc

ruby-netrc is:

This Ruby library can read and update netrc(5) files, preserving formatting including comments and whitespace.

This package contains the ’netrc’ library, not to be confused with the ’net-netrc’ library from the ‘ruby-net-netrc’ package.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-netrc

Install ruby-netrc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-netrc

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

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-netrc

How To Uninstall ruby-netrc on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-netrc

Uninstall ruby-netrc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-netrc

Remove ruby-netrc Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-netrc

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

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

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

Dependencies

ruby-netrc have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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