How To Install ruby-org on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-org on Kali Linux. ruby-org is Emacs org-mode parser for Ruby

Introduction

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

What is ruby-org

ruby-org is:

An Emacs org-mode parser written in Ruby. The most significant thing this library does today is convert org-mode files to HTML or Textile. Currently, you cannot do much to customize the conversion. The supplied textile conversion is optimized for extracting “content” from the orgfile as opposed to “metadata.”

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-org

Install ruby-org Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-org

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

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-org

How To Uninstall ruby-org on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-org

Uninstall ruby-org And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-org

Remove ruby-org Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-org

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

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

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

Dependencies

ruby-org have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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