How To Install ruby-openstack on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-openstack on Kali Linux. ruby-openstack is OpenStack Ruby API

Introduction

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

What is ruby-openstack

ruby-openstack is:

This package provides Ruby Openstack Compute, Object-Store, Block Storage and Network bindings for the OpenStack API. Currently supports both v1.0 and v2.0 (keystone) auth.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-openstack

Install ruby-openstack Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-openstack

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

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-openstack

How To Uninstall ruby-openstack on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-openstack

Uninstall ruby-openstack And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-openstack

Remove ruby-openstack Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-openstack

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

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

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

Dependencies

ruby-openstack have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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