How To Install ruby-ole on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-ole on Kali Linux. ruby-ole is Ruby library for read/write access for OLE compound documents

Introduction

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

What is ruby-ole

ruby-ole is:

Ruby-ole is a library for read/write access to OLE2 structured storage files, such as those produced by Microsoft Office, eg *.doc, *.msg etc.

It provides a simple and easy to use API, supporting read and write streaming, by providing transparent access to the “files” within OLE documents as IO-like objects, supporting all the expected operations.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-ole

Install ruby-ole Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-ole

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

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-ole

How To Uninstall ruby-ole on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-ole

Uninstall ruby-ole And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-ole

Remove ruby-ole Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-ole

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

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

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

Dependencies

ruby-ole have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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