How To Install ruby-saml on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-saml
on Kali Linux.
What is ruby-saml
ruby-saml is:
The Ruby SAML library is for implementing the client side of a SAML authorization, i.e. it provides a means for managing authorization initialization and confirmation requests from identity providers.
SAML authorization is a two step process and you are expected to implement support for both.
There are three methods to install ruby-saml
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-saml 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-saml
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-saml
Install ruby-saml Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-saml
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-saml
Install ruby-saml 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-saml
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-saml
How To Uninstall ruby-saml on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the ruby-saml
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-saml
Uninstall ruby-saml And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-saml
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-saml
Remove ruby-saml Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-saml
configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-saml
Remove ruby-saml configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-saml
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-saml
Dependencies
ruby-saml have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-saml
package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.