How To Install ruby-representable on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-representable on Kali Linux. ruby-representable is Renders and parses JSON/XML/YAML documents from and to Ruby objects

Introduction

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

What is ruby-representable

ruby-representable is:

Includes plain properties, collections, nesting, coercion and more.

This library is a dependency of ruby-google-api-client, client for accessing Google APIs.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-representable

Install ruby-representable Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-representable

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

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-representable

How To Uninstall ruby-representable on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-representable

Uninstall ruby-representable And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-representable

Remove ruby-representable Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-representable

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

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

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

Dependencies

ruby-representable have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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