How To Install ruby-statistics on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is ruby-statistics

ruby-statistics is:

This gem is intended to accomplish the same purpose as jStat js library: to provide ruby with statistical capabilities without the need of a statistical programming language like R or Octave. Some functions and capabilities are an implementation from other authors and are referenced properly in the class/method.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-statistics

Install ruby-statistics Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-statistics

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

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-statistics

How To Uninstall ruby-statistics on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-statistics

Uninstall ruby-statistics And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-statistics

Remove ruby-statistics Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-statistics

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

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

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

Dependencies

ruby-statistics have the following dependencies:

• ruby

References

• ruby-statistics website

Summary

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