How To Install ruby-wikicloth on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-wikicloth on Kali Linux. ruby-wikicloth is MediaWiki markup language parser for Ruby

Introduction

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

What is ruby-wikicloth

ruby-wikicloth is:

A parser for the MediaWiki markup language for Ruby.

Supports:

  • Variables and Templates
  • Links
  • MediaWiki markup
  • Disabling parsing markup
  • References
  • HTML sanitization

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-wikicloth

Install ruby-wikicloth Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-wikicloth

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

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-wikicloth

How To Uninstall ruby-wikicloth on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-wikicloth

Uninstall ruby-wikicloth And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-wikicloth

Remove ruby-wikicloth Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-wikicloth

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

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

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

Dependencies

ruby-wikicloth have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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