How To Install ruby-gravtastic on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-gravtastic on Kali Linux. ruby-gravtastic is Ruby wrapper for Gravatar URLs

Introduction

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

What is ruby-gravtastic

ruby-gravtastic is:

This package provides a module for generating the Gravatar URL. This module can be integrated into the Ruby projects. It works in Rails, Merb, and Sinatra.

Gravtastic supports these Gravatar abbreviations:

  • Rating
  • Secure URL (HTTP or HTTPS)
  • Image size
  • Image format

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-gravtastic

Install ruby-gravtastic Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-gravtastic

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

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-gravtastic

How To Uninstall ruby-gravtastic on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-gravtastic

Uninstall ruby-gravtastic And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-gravtastic

Remove ruby-gravtastic Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-gravtastic

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

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

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

Dependencies

ruby-gravtastic have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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