How To Install ruby-spreadsheet on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is ruby-spreadsheet

ruby-spreadsheet is:

This module provides a pure-Ruby implementation of a spreadsheet manipulation library, allowing for creating, reading and modifying files in the Microsoft Excel (.xls) format.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-spreadsheet

Install ruby-spreadsheet Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-spreadsheet

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

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-spreadsheet

How To Uninstall ruby-spreadsheet on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-spreadsheet

Uninstall ruby-spreadsheet And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-spreadsheet

Remove ruby-spreadsheet Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-spreadsheet

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

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

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

Dependencies

ruby-spreadsheet have the following dependencies:

• ruby
• ruby-ole

References

• ruby-spreadsheet website

Summary

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