How To Install ruby-gitlab-sidekiq-fetcher on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-gitlab-sidekiq-fetcher on Kali Linux.

What is ruby-gitlab-sidekiq-fetcher

ruby-gitlab-sidekiq-fetcher is:

This library is an extension to Sidekiq that adds support for reliable fetches from Redis. It’s based on sidekiq-reliable-fetch.

There are two strategies implemented: Reliable fetch using rpoplpush command and semi-reliable fetch that uses regular brpop and lpush to pick the job and put it to working queue. The main benefit of “Reliable” strategy is that rpoplpush is atomic, eliminating a race condition in which jobs can be lost.

This package includes gitlab’s fork of sidekiq-reliable-push.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-gitlab-sidekiq-fetcher

Install ruby-gitlab-sidekiq-fetcher Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-gitlab-sidekiq-fetcher

Install ruby-gitlab-sidekiq-fetcher 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-gitlab-sidekiq-fetcher using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-gitlab-sidekiq-fetcher

How To Uninstall ruby-gitlab-sidekiq-fetcher on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the ruby-gitlab-sidekiq-fetcher package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ruby-gitlab-sidekiq-fetcher

Uninstall ruby-gitlab-sidekiq-fetcher And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-gitlab-sidekiq-fetcher

Remove ruby-gitlab-sidekiq-fetcher Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-gitlab-sidekiq-fetcher

Remove ruby-gitlab-sidekiq-fetcher configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-gitlab-sidekiq-fetcher

Dependencies

ruby-gitlab-sidekiq-fetcher have the following dependencies:

• ruby
• ruby-sidekiq

References

• ruby-gitlab-sidekiq-fetcher website

Summary

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