How To Install ruby-test-unit on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is ruby-test-unit

ruby-test-unit is:

Test::Unit (test-unit) is a unit testing framework for Ruby, based on xUnit principles. It allows writing tests, checking results and automated testing in Ruby.

Note that this version of Test::Unit will override the one possibly shipped with the Ruby interpreter.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-test-unit

Install ruby-test-unit Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-test-unit

Install ruby-test-unit 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-test-unit using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-test-unit

How To Uninstall ruby-test-unit on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-test-unit

Uninstall ruby-test-unit And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-test-unit

Remove ruby-test-unit Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-test-unit

Remove ruby-test-unit configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-test-unit

Dependencies

ruby-test-unit have the following dependencies:

• ruby-power-assert

References

• ruby-test-unit website

Summary

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