How To Install ruby-faraday on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-faraday on Kali Linux. ruby-faraday is HTTP/REST API client library

Introduction

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

What is ruby-faraday

ruby-faraday is:

Faraday is an HTTP client lib that provides a common interface over many adapters (such as Net::HTTP) and embraces the concept of Rack middleware when processing the request/response cycle.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-faraday

Install ruby-faraday Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-faraday

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

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-faraday

How To Uninstall ruby-faraday on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-faraday

Uninstall ruby-faraday And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-faraday

Remove ruby-faraday Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-faraday

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

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

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

Dependencies

ruby-faraday have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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