How To Install ruby-rbvmomi on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-rbvmomi on Kali Linux. ruby-rbvmomi is Ruby interface to the VMware vSphere API

Introduction

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

What is ruby-rbvmomi

ruby-rbvmomi is:

This package provides the gem, RbVmomi, which is a Ruby interface to the vSphere API. Like the Perl and Java SDKs, it can be used to manage ESX and VirtualCenter servers.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-rbvmomi

Install ruby-rbvmomi Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-rbvmomi

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

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-rbvmomi

How To Uninstall ruby-rbvmomi on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-rbvmomi

Uninstall ruby-rbvmomi And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-rbvmomi

Remove ruby-rbvmomi Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-rbvmomi

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

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

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

Dependencies

ruby-rbvmomi have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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