How To Install ruby-chromedriver-helper on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-chromedriver-helper on Kali Linux.
What is ruby-chromedriver-helper
ruby-chromedriver-helper is:
chromedriver-helper installs an executable, chromedriver-helper, in your gem path, and configures Selenium to invoke it as the web driver.
This script will, if necessary, download the appropriate binary for your platform and install it into ~/.chromedriver-helper, then exec it. Easy peasy!
Individual projects can even select which version of chromedriver they want to run.
There are three methods to install ruby-chromedriver-helper 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-chromedriver-helper Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install ruby-chromedriver-helper using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-chromedriver-helperInstall ruby-chromedriver-helper Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install ruby-chromedriver-helper using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-chromedriver-helperInstall ruby-chromedriver-helper 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install ruby-chromedriver-helper using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-chromedriver-helperHow To Uninstall ruby-chromedriver-helper on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the ruby-chromedriver-helper package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-chromedriver-helperUninstall ruby-chromedriver-helper And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-chromedriver-helper and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-chromedriver-helperRemove ruby-chromedriver-helper Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-chromedriver-helper configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-chromedriver-helperRemove ruby-chromedriver-helper configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-chromedriver-helper configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-chromedriver-helperDependencies
ruby-chromedriver-helper have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-chromedriver-helper package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.