How To Install ruby-hmac on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is ruby-hmac

ruby-hmac is:

This module provides common interface to HMAC functionality. HMAC is a kind of “Message Authentication Code” (MAC) algorithm whose standard is documented in RFC2104. Namely, a MAC provides a way to check the integrity of information transmitted over or stored in an unreliable medium, based on a secret key.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-hmac

Install ruby-hmac Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-hmac

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

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-hmac

How To Uninstall ruby-hmac on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-hmac

Uninstall ruby-hmac And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-hmac

Remove ruby-hmac Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-hmac

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

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

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

Dependencies

ruby-hmac have the following dependencies:

• ruby

References

• ruby-hmac website

Summary

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