How To Install ruby-elasticsearch-transport on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is ruby-elasticsearch-transport

ruby-elasticsearch-transport is:

Elasticsearch is a distributed RESTful search engine built for the cloud.

This package provides a low-level Ruby client for connecting to an Elasticsearch cluster. It is normally used as a support module for the ruby-elasticsearch package.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-elasticsearch-transport

Install ruby-elasticsearch-transport Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-elasticsearch-transport

Install ruby-elasticsearch-transport 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-elasticsearch-transport using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-elasticsearch-transport

How To Uninstall ruby-elasticsearch-transport on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-elasticsearch-transport

Uninstall ruby-elasticsearch-transport And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-elasticsearch-transport

Remove ruby-elasticsearch-transport Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-elasticsearch-transport

Remove ruby-elasticsearch-transport configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-elasticsearch-transport

Dependencies

ruby-elasticsearch-transport have the following dependencies:

• ruby
• ruby-faraday
• ruby-multi-json

References

• ruby-elasticsearch-transport website

Summary

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