How To Install ruby-rack-protection on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-rack-protection on Kali Linux.
What is ruby-rack-protection
ruby-rack-protection is:
This library protects against typical web attacks. Should work for all Rack apps, including Rails.
There are three methods to install ruby-rack-protection 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-protection Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install ruby-rack-protection using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-rack-protectionInstall ruby-rack-protection Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install ruby-rack-protection using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-rack-protectionInstall ruby-rack-protection 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install ruby-rack-protection using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-rack-protectionHow To Uninstall ruby-rack-protection on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the ruby-rack-protection package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-rack-protectionUninstall ruby-rack-protection And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-rack-protection and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-rack-protectionRemove ruby-rack-protection Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-rack-protection configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-rack-protectionRemove ruby-rack-protection configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-rack-protection configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-rack-protectionDependencies
ruby-rack-protection have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-rack-protection package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.