How To Install ruby-xml-simple on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-xml-simple on Kali Linux. ruby-xml-simple is Simple Ruby API for reading and writing XML

Introduction

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

What is ruby-xml-simple

ruby-xml-simple is:

Class XmlSimple offers an easy API to read and write XML. It is a Ruby translation of Grant McLean’s Perl module XML::Simple. Simply put, it automatically converts XML documents into a Ruby hash.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-xml-simple

Install ruby-xml-simple Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-xml-simple

Install ruby-xml-simple 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-xml-simple using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-xml-simple

How To Uninstall ruby-xml-simple on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-xml-simple

Uninstall ruby-xml-simple And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-xml-simple

Remove ruby-xml-simple Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-xml-simple

Remove ruby-xml-simple configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-xml-simple

Dependencies

ruby-xml-simple have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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