How To Install ruby-net-http-persistent on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-net-http-persistent on Kali Linux. ruby-net-http-persistent is Manages persistent connections using Net

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-net-http-persistent on Kali Linux.

What is ruby-net-http-persistent

ruby-net-http-persistent is:

This package provides persistent connections to Net::HTTP.

Creating a new HTTP connection for every request involves an extra TCP round-trip and causes TCP congestion avoidance negotiation to start over. Using persistent HTTP connections can dramatically increase the speed of HTTP.

Net::HTTP supports persistent connections with some API methods but does not handle reconnection gracefully. Net::HTTP::Persistent supports reconnection and retry according to RFC 2616.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-net-http-persistent

Install ruby-net-http-persistent Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-net-http-persistent

Install ruby-net-http-persistent 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-net-http-persistent using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-net-http-persistent

How To Uninstall ruby-net-http-persistent on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the ruby-net-http-persistent package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ruby-net-http-persistent

Uninstall ruby-net-http-persistent And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-net-http-persistent

Remove ruby-net-http-persistent Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-net-http-persistent

Remove ruby-net-http-persistent configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-net-http-persistent

Dependencies

ruby-net-http-persistent have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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