How To Install ruby-pcaprub on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is ruby-pcaprub

ruby-pcaprub is:

libpcap (Packet CAPture) provides a portable framework for low-level network monitoring. Applications include network statistics collection, security monitoring, network debugging, etc.

pcaprub provide a consistent interface for using libcap in Ruby.

It does not provide packet processing functionality, only the interface for capturing packets, and passing yielding those packets.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-pcaprub

Install ruby-pcaprub Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-pcaprub

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

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-pcaprub

How To Uninstall ruby-pcaprub on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-pcaprub

Uninstall ruby-pcaprub And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-pcaprub

Remove ruby-pcaprub Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-pcaprub

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

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

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

Dependencies

ruby-pcaprub have the following dependencies:

• ruby

References

• ruby-pcaprub website

Summary

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