How To Install ruby-packable on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is ruby-packable

ruby-packable is:

The packable Ruby library provides a nicer, smarter and more powerful alternative to Ruby’s Array::pack and String::unpack methods to read and write binary data.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-packable

Install ruby-packable Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-packable

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

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-packable

How To Uninstall ruby-packable on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-packable

Uninstall ruby-packable And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-packable

Remove ruby-packable Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-packable

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

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

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

Dependencies

ruby-packable have the following dependencies:

• ruby-backports

References

• ruby-packable website

Summary

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