How To Install ruby-rainbow on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is ruby-rainbow

ruby-rainbow is:

Rainbow extends the ruby string class to enable coloring text on ANSI terminals. It adds methods to the String class and allowing the use offoreground and background color, bright, italic, underline, blink, reverse, hide and reset on text for ANSI terminals.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-rainbow

Install ruby-rainbow Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-rainbow

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

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-rainbow

How To Uninstall ruby-rainbow on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-rainbow

Uninstall ruby-rainbow And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-rainbow

Remove ruby-rainbow Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-rainbow

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

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

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

Dependencies

ruby-rainbow have the following dependencies:

References

• ruby-rainbow website

Summary

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