How To Install ruby-obexftp on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-obexftp on Kali Linux. ruby-obexftp is ruby binding to the object exchange file transfer library

Introduction

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

What is ruby-obexftp

ruby-obexftp is:

OBEX, the OBject EXchange protocol, can best be described as binary HTTP. OBEX is optimized for ad-hoc links and can be used to exchange all kind of objects like files, pictures, calendar entries (vCal) and business cards (vCard) over bluetooth, IrDA, USB and serial cable links.

This package contains the binding for the Ruby programming language.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-obexftp

Install ruby-obexftp Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-obexftp

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

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-obexftp

How To Uninstall ruby-obexftp on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-obexftp

Uninstall ruby-obexftp And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-obexftp

Remove ruby-obexftp Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-obexftp

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

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

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

Dependencies

ruby-obexftp have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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