How To Install ruby-msfrpc-client on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is ruby-msfrpc-client

ruby-msfrpc-client is:

This is the official Ruby client for the Metasploit Pro RPC service. Metasploit Pro is a commercial penetration testing product provided by Rapid7.

For more information on Metasploit Pro, please visit the http://metasploit.com/ site.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-msfrpc-client

Install ruby-msfrpc-client Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-msfrpc-client

Install ruby-msfrpc-client 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-msfrpc-client using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-msfrpc-client

How To Uninstall ruby-msfrpc-client on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-msfrpc-client

Uninstall ruby-msfrpc-client And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-msfrpc-client

Remove ruby-msfrpc-client Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-msfrpc-client

Remove ruby-msfrpc-client configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-msfrpc-client

Dependencies

ruby-msfrpc-client have the following dependencies:

• ruby-msgpack

References

• ruby-msfrpc-client website

Summary

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