How To Install ruby-rbpdf on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-rbpdf on Kali Linux. ruby-rbpdf is Ruby library for PDF generation

Introduction

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

What is ruby-rbpdf

ruby-rbpdf is:

Template plugin allowing the inclusion of ERB-enabled RBPDF template files, what can be used for example to generate PDF files in web applications.

This package provides the main library.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-rbpdf

Install ruby-rbpdf Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-rbpdf

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

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-rbpdf

How To Uninstall ruby-rbpdf on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-rbpdf

Uninstall ruby-rbpdf And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-rbpdf

Remove ruby-rbpdf Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-rbpdf

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

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

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

Dependencies

ruby-rbpdf have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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