How To Install ruby-swd on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-swd on Kali Linux.
What is ruby-swd
ruby-swd is:
SWD was designed to be the core of OpenID Connect Discovery, but it’s replaced with WebFinger. So using this as a standalone library is not supported, it is used only for OP Config discovery with ‘openid_connect’.
There are three methods to install ruby-swd 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-swd Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install ruby-swd using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-swdInstall ruby-swd Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install ruby-swd using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-swdInstall ruby-swd 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install ruby-swd using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-swdHow To Uninstall ruby-swd on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the ruby-swd package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-swdUninstall ruby-swd And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-swd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-swdRemove ruby-swd Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-swd configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-swdRemove ruby-swd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-swd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-swdDependencies
ruby-swd have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-swd package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
