How To Install ruby-rugged on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-rugged on Kali Linux.
What is ruby-rugged
ruby-rugged is:
libgit2 is a portable, pure C implementation of the Git distributed version control system core methods provided as a re-entrant linkable library with a solid API.
Rugged is a library for accessing libgit2 in Ruby. It allows one to explore and modify Git repositories with the speed and portability of libgit2, and the convenience of the Ruby programmation language.
There are three methods to install ruby-rugged 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-rugged Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install ruby-rugged using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-ruggedInstall ruby-rugged Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install ruby-rugged using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-ruggedInstall ruby-rugged 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install ruby-rugged using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-ruggedHow To Uninstall ruby-rugged on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the ruby-rugged package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-ruggedUninstall ruby-rugged And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-rugged and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-ruggedRemove ruby-rugged Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-rugged configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-ruggedRemove ruby-rugged configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-rugged configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-ruggedDependencies
ruby-rugged have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-rugged package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.