How To Install ruby-mechanize on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-mechanize on Kali Linux. ruby-mechanize is library used for automating interaction with websites

Introduction

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

What is ruby-mechanize

ruby-mechanize is:

This library is used for automating interaction with websites. Mechanize automatically stores and sends cookies, follows redirects, can follow links, and submit forms. Form fields can be populated and submitted. Mechanize also keeps track of the sites that you have visited as a history.

This library is loosely based on WWW::Mechanize for Perl.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-mechanize

Install ruby-mechanize Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-mechanize

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

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-mechanize

How To Uninstall ruby-mechanize on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-mechanize

Uninstall ruby-mechanize And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-mechanize

Remove ruby-mechanize Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-mechanize

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

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

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

Dependencies

ruby-mechanize have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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