How To Install ruby-redcloth on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is ruby-redcloth

ruby-redcloth is:

Textile is a very simple text format, intended for making readable text that can be converted to HTML, and used in docs, blogs, and Wiki pages.

RedCloth is a Ruby module for converting Textile to HTML.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-redcloth

Install ruby-redcloth Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-redcloth

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

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-redcloth

How To Uninstall ruby-redcloth on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-redcloth

Uninstall ruby-redcloth And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-redcloth

Remove ruby-redcloth Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-redcloth

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

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

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

Dependencies

ruby-redcloth have the following dependencies:

• ruby

References

• ruby-redcloth website

Summary

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