How To Install ruby-rash-alt on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-rash-alt on Kali Linux. ruby-rash-alt is simple extension to Hashie

Introduction

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

What is ruby-rash-alt

ruby-rash-alt is:

simple extension to Hashie::Mash for rubyified keys, all keys are converted to underscore to eliminate horrible camelCasing.

rash was renamed to rash_alt to resolve file conflict with hashie.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-rash-alt

Install ruby-rash-alt Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-rash-alt

Install ruby-rash-alt 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-rash-alt using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-rash-alt

How To Uninstall ruby-rash-alt on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-rash-alt

Uninstall ruby-rash-alt And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-rash-alt

Remove ruby-rash-alt Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-rash-alt

Remove ruby-rash-alt configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-rash-alt

Dependencies

ruby-rash-alt have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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