How To Install ruby-net-scp on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is ruby-net-scp

ruby-net-scp is:

Net::SCP is a pure-Ruby implementation of the SCP protocol. This operates over SSH (and requires the Net::SSH library), and allows files and directory trees to copied to and from a remote server.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-net-scp

Install ruby-net-scp Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-net-scp

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

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-net-scp

How To Uninstall ruby-net-scp on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-net-scp

Uninstall ruby-net-scp And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-net-scp

Remove ruby-net-scp Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-net-scp

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

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-net-scp

Dependencies

ruby-net-scp have the following dependencies:

• ruby-net-ssh

References

• ruby-net-scp website

Summary

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