How To Install ruby-remctl on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is ruby-remctl

ruby-remctl is:

remctl is a client/server protocol for executing specific commands on a remote system with Kerberos authentication. The allowable commands must be listed in a server configuration file, and the executable run on the server may be mapped to any command name. Each command is also associated with an ACL containing a list of Kerberos principals authorized to run that command.

This package contains the Ruby remctl extension, which provides native Ruby bindings for the libremctl client library.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-remctl

Install ruby-remctl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-remctl

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

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-remctl

How To Uninstall ruby-remctl on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-remctl

Uninstall ruby-remctl And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-remctl

Remove ruby-remctl Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-remctl

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

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

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

Dependencies

ruby-remctl have the following dependencies:

• ruby

References

• ruby-remctl website

Summary

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