How To Install ruby-rabl on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-rabl on Kali Linux. ruby-rabl is Ruby templating library with JSON, BSON, XML and MessagePack support

Introduction

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

What is ruby-rabl

ruby-rabl is:

RABL (Ruby API Builder Language) is a Rails and Padrino Ruby templating system for generating JSON, XML, MessagePack, and BSON.

It allows one to easily:

  • create arbitrary nodes named based on combining data in an object
  • pass arguments to methods and store the result as a child node
  • render partial templates and inherit to reduce code duplication
  • rename or alias attributes to change the name from the model
  • append attributes from a child into a parent node
  • include nodes only if a certain condition has been met

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-rabl

Install ruby-rabl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-rabl

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

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-rabl

How To Uninstall ruby-rabl on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-rabl

Uninstall ruby-rabl And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-rabl

Remove ruby-rabl Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-rabl

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

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

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

Dependencies

ruby-rabl have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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