How To Install ruby-sass on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is ruby-sass

ruby-sass is:

Ruby Sass should no longer be used, and will no longer be receiving any updates.

Please use sassc or ruby-sassc instead.

Sass makes CSS fun again. Sass is an extension of CSS3, adding nested rules, variables, mixins, selector inheritance, and more.

It’s translated to well-formatted, standard CSS using the command line tool or a web-framework plugin.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-sass

Install ruby-sass Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-sass

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

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-sass

How To Uninstall ruby-sass on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-sass

Uninstall ruby-sass And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-sass

Remove ruby-sass Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-sass

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

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

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

Dependencies

ruby-sass have the following dependencies:

• ruby

References

• ruby-sass website

Summary

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