How To Install ruby-versionist on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-versionist on Kali Linux. ruby-versionist is version for Rails based RESTful APIs

Introduction

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

What is ruby-versionist

ruby-versionist is:

A plugin for versioning Rails based RESTful APIs. Versionist includes Rails generators for generating new versions of your API as well as new components within an existing version.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-versionist

Install ruby-versionist Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-versionist

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

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-versionist

How To Uninstall ruby-versionist on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-versionist

Uninstall ruby-versionist And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-versionist

Remove ruby-versionist Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-versionist

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

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

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

Dependencies

ruby-versionist have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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