How To Install ruby-to-regexp on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is ruby-to-regexp

ruby-to-regexp is:

Provides String#to_regexp, for example if you want to make regexps out of a CSV you just imported.

Some features:

• You can also treat strings as literal regexps.
• If you need case insensitivity and you’re using :literal, pass options like :ignore_case.
• You can get the options passed to Regexp.new with #as_regexp.
• Finally, you can be more lazy using :detect.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-to-regexp

Install ruby-to-regexp Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-to-regexp

Install ruby-to-regexp 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-to-regexp using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-to-regexp

How To Uninstall ruby-to-regexp on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-to-regexp

Uninstall ruby-to-regexp And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-to-regexp

Remove ruby-to-regexp Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-to-regexp

Remove ruby-to-regexp configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-to-regexp

Dependencies

ruby-to-regexp have the following dependencies:

• ruby

References

• ruby-to-regexp website

Summary

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