How To Install ruby-open-uri-redirections on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-open-uri-redirections on Kali Linux. ruby-open-uri-redirections is openuri patch to allow redirections between HTTP and HTTPS

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-open-uri-redirections on Kali Linux.

What is ruby-open-uri-redirections

ruby-open-uri-redirections is:

This applies a patch to OpenURI to optionally allow redirections from HTTP to HTTPS, or from HTTPS to HTTP.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-open-uri-redirections

Install ruby-open-uri-redirections Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-open-uri-redirections

Install ruby-open-uri-redirections 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-open-uri-redirections using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-open-uri-redirections

How To Uninstall ruby-open-uri-redirections on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the ruby-open-uri-redirections package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ruby-open-uri-redirections

Uninstall ruby-open-uri-redirections And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-open-uri-redirections

Remove ruby-open-uri-redirections Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-open-uri-redirections

Remove ruby-open-uri-redirections configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-open-uri-redirections

Dependencies

ruby-open-uri-redirections have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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