How To Install ruby-ftw on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-ftw on Kali Linux. ruby-ftw is Ruby For The Web - APIs for client and server web stuff

Introduction

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

What is ruby-ftw

ruby-ftw is:

Ruby For The Web (ruby-ftw) tries to build a solid and sane API for client and server web stuff. Included are client and server operations for HTTP, WebSockets, SPDY, and more.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-ftw

Install ruby-ftw Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-ftw

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

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-ftw

How To Uninstall ruby-ftw on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-ftw

Uninstall ruby-ftw And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-ftw

Remove ruby-ftw Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-ftw

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

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

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

Dependencies

ruby-ftw have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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