How To Install gem2deb on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install gem2deb on Kali Linux. gem2deb is Debian Ruby packaging suite

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gem2deb on Kali Linux.

What is gem2deb

gem2deb is:

gem2deb is a set of tools to create Debian package from ruby software distributed with Rubygems. gem2tgz converts the .gem file to a tar archive, then dh-make-ruby creates a Debian source package from that archive. That Debian package uses the included Debhelper7 helper, dh_ruby, to generate a proper Debian package. Both pure-ruby and native packages are supported.

There are three methods to install gem2deb 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 gem2deb Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install gem2deb using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install gem2deb

Install gem2deb Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install gem2deb using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install gem2deb

Install gem2deb 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 gem2deb using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gem2deb

How To Uninstall gem2deb on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the gem2deb package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gem2deb

Uninstall gem2deb And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gem2deb and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gem2deb

Remove gem2deb Configurations and Data

To remove gem2deb configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gem2deb

Remove gem2deb configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove gem2deb configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gem2deb

Dependencies

gem2deb have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gem2deb package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.