How To Install ruby-socksify on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-socksify on Debian 12.
What is ruby-socksify
ruby-socksify is:
The shell script socksify is meant to aid in using socks with already compiled dynamic binaries.
This works by setting the LD_PRELOAD environment variable to libdsocks. It will then attempt to wrap all networking-related system calls.
There are three methods to install ruby-socksify on Debian 12. 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-socksify 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-socksify using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-socksify
Install ruby-socksify Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-socksify using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-socksify
Install ruby-socksify Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-socksify using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-socksify
How To Uninstall ruby-socksify on Debian 12
To uninstall only the ruby-socksify package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-socksify
Uninstall ruby-socksify And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-socksify and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-socksify
Remove ruby-socksify Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-socksify configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-socksify
Remove ruby-socksify configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-socksify configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-socksify
Dependencies
ruby-socksify have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-socksify package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.