How To Install ruby-text on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is ruby-text

ruby-text is:

A collection of text algorithms: Levenshtein, Soundex, Metaphone, Double Metaphone, Figlet, Porter Stemming. Library can be used to extend String and compare strings with errors or other algos.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-text

Install ruby-text Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-text

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

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-text

How To Uninstall ruby-text on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-text

Uninstall ruby-text And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-text

Remove ruby-text Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-text

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

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

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

Dependencies

ruby-text have the following dependencies:

• ruby

References

• ruby-text website

Summary

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