How To Install ruby-nfqueue on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is ruby-nfqueue

ruby-nfqueue is:

This package contains a tiny wrapper around libnetfilter_queue. It allows you to very simply intercept and modify network traffic in a Ruby environment.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-nfqueue

Install ruby-nfqueue Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-nfqueue

Install ruby-nfqueue 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-nfqueue using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-nfqueue

How To Uninstall ruby-nfqueue on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-nfqueue

Uninstall ruby-nfqueue And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-nfqueue

Remove ruby-nfqueue Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-nfqueue

Remove ruby-nfqueue configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-nfqueue

Dependencies

ruby-nfqueue have the following dependencies:

• libnetfilter-queue1
• ruby-ffi
• ruby-nfnetlink

References

• ruby-nfqueue website

Summary

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