How To Install ruby-raindrops on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is ruby-raindrops

ruby-raindrops is:

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-raindrops

Install ruby-raindrops Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-raindrops

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

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-raindrops

How To Uninstall ruby-raindrops on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-raindrops

Uninstall ruby-raindrops And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-raindrops

Remove ruby-raindrops Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-raindrops

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

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

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

Dependencies

ruby-raindrops have the following dependencies:

• ruby

References

• ruby-raindrops website

Summary

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