How To Install ruby-pastel on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is ruby-pastel

ruby-pastel is:

This Ruby library provides styling for strings for output to the terminal with an intuitive and clean API.

This is part of the TTY components framework to easily build terminal applications in Ruby.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-pastel

Install ruby-pastel Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-pastel

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

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-pastel

How To Uninstall ruby-pastel on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-pastel

Uninstall ruby-pastel And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-pastel

Remove ruby-pastel Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-pastel

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

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

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

Dependencies

ruby-pastel have the following dependencies:

• ruby-equatable
• ruby-tty-color

References

• ruby-pastel website

Summary

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