How To Install ruby-puppet-forge on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is ruby-puppet-forge

ruby-puppet-forge is:

Tools that can be used to access Forge API information on Modules, Users, and Releases. As well as download, unpack, and install Releases to a directory.

It utilized the REST API of https://forge.puppetlabs.com

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-puppet-forge

Install ruby-puppet-forge Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-puppet-forge

Install ruby-puppet-forge 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-puppet-forge using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-puppet-forge

How To Uninstall ruby-puppet-forge on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-puppet-forge

Uninstall ruby-puppet-forge And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-puppet-forge

Remove ruby-puppet-forge Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-puppet-forge

Remove ruby-puppet-forge configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-puppet-forge

Dependencies

ruby-puppet-forge have the following dependencies:

• ruby
• ruby-faraday
• ruby-faraday-middleware
• ruby-gettext-setup
• ruby-minitar
• ruby-semantic-puppet

References

• ruby-puppet-forge website

Summary

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