How To Install ruby-rack-mobile-detect on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-rack-mobile-detect on Kali Linux.

What is ruby-rack-mobile-detect

ruby-rack-mobile-detect is:

Rack::MobileDetect detects mobile devices and adds an X_MOBILE_DEVICE header to the request if a mobile device is detected. Specific devices can be targeted with custom Regexps and redirect support is available.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-rack-mobile-detect

Install ruby-rack-mobile-detect Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-rack-mobile-detect

Install ruby-rack-mobile-detect 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-rack-mobile-detect using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-rack-mobile-detect

How To Uninstall ruby-rack-mobile-detect on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the ruby-rack-mobile-detect package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ruby-rack-mobile-detect

Uninstall ruby-rack-mobile-detect And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-rack-mobile-detect

Remove ruby-rack-mobile-detect Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-rack-mobile-detect

Remove ruby-rack-mobile-detect configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-rack-mobile-detect

Dependencies

ruby-rack-mobile-detect have the following dependencies:

• ruby
• ruby-rack

References

• ruby-rack-mobile-detect website

Summary

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