How To Install ruby-sprockets on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-sprockets on Kali Linux.
What is ruby-sprockets
ruby-sprockets is:
Sprockets is a Rack-based asset packaging system that concatenates and serves JavaScript, CoffeeScript, CSS, LESS, Sass, and SCSS.
There are three methods to install ruby-sprockets 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-sprockets Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install ruby-sprockets using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-sprocketsInstall ruby-sprockets Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install ruby-sprockets using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-sprocketsInstall ruby-sprockets 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-sprockets using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-sprocketsHow To Uninstall ruby-sprockets on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the ruby-sprockets package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-sprocketsUninstall ruby-sprockets And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-sprockets and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-sprocketsRemove ruby-sprockets Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-sprockets configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-sprocketsRemove ruby-sprockets configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-sprockets configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-sprocketsDependencies
ruby-sprockets have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-sprockets package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
