How To Install ruby-pcaprub on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-pcaprub on Ubuntu 18.04.
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 Ubuntu 18.04. 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 first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. 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 Ubuntu 18.04
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 Ubuntu 18.04, 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 Ubuntu 18.04 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
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-pcaprub package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
