How To Install ruby-oauth2 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-oauth2 on Kali Linux. ruby-oauth2 is ruby wrapper for the OAuth 2.0 protocol

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-oauth2 on Kali Linux.

What is ruby-oauth2

ruby-oauth2 is:

A Ruby wrapper for the OAuth 2.0 protocol built with a similar style to the original OAuth spec.

This is a work in progress, being built first to solve the pragmatic process of connecting to existing OAuth 2.0 endpoints (a.k.a. Facebook) with the goal of building it up to meet the entire specification over time.

There are three methods to install ruby-oauth2 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-oauth2 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-oauth2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-oauth2

Install ruby-oauth2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install ruby-oauth2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install ruby-oauth2

Install ruby-oauth2 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-oauth2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-oauth2

How To Uninstall ruby-oauth2 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the ruby-oauth2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ruby-oauth2

Uninstall ruby-oauth2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ruby-oauth2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-oauth2

Remove ruby-oauth2 Configurations and Data

To remove ruby-oauth2 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-oauth2

Remove ruby-oauth2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove ruby-oauth2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-oauth2

Dependencies

ruby-oauth2 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-oauth2 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.