How To Install ruby-tty-command on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-tty-command on Kali Linux. ruby-tty-command is execution from Ruby of shell commands with pretty output logging

Introduction

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

What is ruby-tty-command

ruby-tty-command is:

This Ruby library provides a mechanism to execute shell commands with pretty output logging and capture their stdout, stderr and exit status.

The standard input, output and error flows of each command can be redirected to a file or a string.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-tty-command

Install ruby-tty-command Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-tty-command

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

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-tty-command

How To Uninstall ruby-tty-command on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-tty-command

Uninstall ruby-tty-command And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-tty-command

Remove ruby-tty-command Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-tty-command

Remove ruby-tty-command configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-tty-command

Dependencies

ruby-tty-command have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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