How To Install ruby-prawn-svg on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is ruby-prawn-svg

ruby-prawn-svg is:

This gem allows you to render SVG directly into a PDF using the ‘prawn’ gem. Since PDF is vector-based, you’ll get nice scaled graphics if you use SVG instead of an image.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-prawn-svg

Install ruby-prawn-svg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-prawn-svg

Install ruby-prawn-svg 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-prawn-svg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-prawn-svg

How To Uninstall ruby-prawn-svg on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-prawn-svg

Uninstall ruby-prawn-svg And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-prawn-svg

Remove ruby-prawn-svg Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-prawn-svg

Remove ruby-prawn-svg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-prawn-svg

Dependencies

ruby-prawn-svg have the following dependencies:

• ruby
• ruby-css-parser
• ruby-prawn
• ruby-prawn

References

• ruby-prawn-svg website

Summary

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