How To Install ruby-svn on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-svn on Kali Linux. ruby-svn is Ruby bindings for Apache Subversion

Introduction

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

What is ruby-svn

ruby-svn is:

This is a set of Ruby interfaces to libsvn, the Apache Subversion libraries. It is useful if you want to, for example, write a Ruby script that manipulates a Subversion repository or working copy. See the ‘subversion’ package for more information.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-svn

Install ruby-svn Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-svn

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

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-svn

How To Uninstall ruby-svn on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-svn

Uninstall ruby-svn And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-svn

Remove ruby-svn Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-svn

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

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

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

Dependencies

ruby-svn have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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