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:
References
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
.