How To Install ruby-retryable on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is ruby-retryable

ruby-retryable is:

Runs a code block, and retries it when an exception occurs. It’s great when working with flakey webservices (for example).

It’s configured using four optional parameters :tries, :on, :sleep, :matching, :ensure, :exception_cb and runs the passed block. Should an exception occur, it’ll retry for (n-1) times.

Should the number of retries be reached without success, the last exception will be raised.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-retryable

Install ruby-retryable Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-retryable

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

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-retryable

How To Uninstall ruby-retryable on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-retryable

Uninstall ruby-retryable And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-retryable

Remove ruby-retryable Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-retryable

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

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

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

Dependencies

ruby-retryable have the following dependencies:

• ruby

References

• ruby-retryable website

Summary

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