How To Install ruby-mail-room on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-mail-room on Kali Linux. ruby-mail-room is Forward mail from gmail IMAP to a callback URL or job worker, simply

Introduction

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

What is ruby-mail-room

ruby-mail-room is:

mail_room is a configuration based process that will idle on IMAP connections and execute a delivery method when a new message is received.

Examples of delivery methods include:

  • POST to a delivery URL (Postback)
  • Queue a job to Sidekiq or Que for later processing (Sidekiq or Que)
  • Log the message or open with LetterOpener (Logger or LetterOpener)

This package provides gitlab’s fork of mail_room.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-mail-room

Install ruby-mail-room Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-mail-room

Install ruby-mail-room 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-mail-room using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-mail-room

How To Uninstall ruby-mail-room on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-mail-room

Uninstall ruby-mail-room And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-mail-room

Remove ruby-mail-room Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-mail-room

Remove ruby-mail-room configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-mail-room

Dependencies

ruby-mail-room have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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