How To Install ruby-socksify on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

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 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-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 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-socksify using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-socksify

How To Uninstall ruby-socksify on Kali Linux

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 Kali Linux, 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 Kali Linux 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:

• ruby

References

• ruby-socksify website

Summary

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