How To Install ruby-gelf on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-gelf on Kali Linux. ruby-gelf is Ruby GELF library - Graylog2 Extended Log Format library for Ruby

Introduction

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

What is ruby-gelf

ruby-gelf is:

Library to send Graylog2 Extended Log Format (GELF) messages to an Graylog2 logging server. Supports plain-text, GELF messages and exceptions.

See http://graylog2.org/ for more information about Graylog2.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-gelf

Install ruby-gelf Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-gelf

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

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-gelf

How To Uninstall ruby-gelf on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-gelf

Uninstall ruby-gelf And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-gelf

Remove ruby-gelf Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-gelf

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

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

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

Dependencies

ruby-gelf have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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