How To Install ruby-websocket-driver on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is ruby-websocket-driver

ruby-websocket-driver is:

This module provides a complete implementation of the WebSocket protocols that can be hooked up to any TCP library. It aims to simplify things by decoupling the protocol details from the I/O layer, such that users only need to implement code to stream data in and out of it without needing to know anything about how the protocol actually works.

Think of it as a complete WebSocket system with pluggable I/O.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-websocket-driver

Install ruby-websocket-driver Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-websocket-driver

Install ruby-websocket-driver 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-websocket-driver using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-websocket-driver

How To Uninstall ruby-websocket-driver on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-websocket-driver

Uninstall ruby-websocket-driver And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-websocket-driver

Remove ruby-websocket-driver Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-websocket-driver

Remove ruby-websocket-driver configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-websocket-driver

Dependencies

ruby-websocket-driver have the following dependencies:

• ruby

References

• ruby-websocket-driver website

Summary

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