How To Install ruby-eventmachine on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is ruby-eventmachine

ruby-eventmachine is:

EventMachine implements a fast, single-threaded engine for arbitrary network communications. It’s extremely easy to use in Ruby. EventMachine wraps all interactions with IP sockets, allowing programs to concentrate on the implementation of network protocols. It can be used to create both network servers and clients. To create a server or client, a Ruby program only needs to specify the IP address and port, and provide a Module that implements the communications protocol. Implementations of several standard network protocols are provided with the package, primarily to serve as examples. The real goal of EventMachine is to enable programs to easily interface with other programs using TCP/IP, especially if custom protocols are required.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-eventmachine

Install ruby-eventmachine Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-eventmachine

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

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-eventmachine

How To Uninstall ruby-eventmachine on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-eventmachine

Uninstall ruby-eventmachine And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-eventmachine

Remove ruby-eventmachine Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-eventmachine

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

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

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

Dependencies

ruby-eventmachine have the following dependencies:

• ruby

References

• ruby-eventmachine website

Summary

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