Removed core dependancy on librex - installer advises, but doesn't install. Beef does NOT require librex, unless you actually enable the console.shell extension

beef

@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ BeEF::API::Registrar.instance.fire(BeEF::API::Server, 'pre_http_start', http_hoo
 
 # @note Start the HTTP Server, we addtionally check whether we load the Console Shell or not
 if config.get("beef.extension.console.shell.enable") == true
+  require 'extensions/console/shell'
   puts ""
   begin
     FileUtils.mkdir_p(File.expand_path(config.get("beef.extension.console.shell.historyfolder")))

core/loader.rb

@@ -30,8 +30,6 @@ require 'xmlrpc/client'
 require 'erubis'
 require 'openssl'
 require 'term/ansicolor'
-require 'rex'
-require 'rex/ui'
 
 # @note Include the filters
 require 'core/filters'

extensions/console/extension.rb

@@ -60,4 +60,3 @@ end
 
 require 'extensions/console/banners'
 require 'extensions/console/commandline'
-require 'extensions/console/shell'

extensions/console/shell.rb

@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@
 #   See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 #   limitations under the License.
 #
+
+require 'rex'
+require 'rex/ui'
+
 module BeEF
 module Extension
 module Console

install

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ puts "\nPlease make sure you have installed SQLite before proceeding.  For instr
 
 # array of required gems - add to as needed (specify a version if needed eg "gem_name, =x.x.x")
 $gems_required = ["thin", "ansi", "term-ansicolor", "dm-core", "json", "data_objects", "do_sqlite3", "sqlite3", "dm-sqlite-adapter", 
-                  "parseconfig", "erubis", "dm-migrations", "librex, =0.0.52"]
+                  "parseconfig", "erubis", "dm-migrations"]
 
 # array of missing non-version specific gems installed
 $gems_missing = Array.new
@@ -139,3 +139,5 @@ else
   puts "\nThe Default username/password are beef/beef\n\n"
   puts "\nAll feedback welcome - http://beef.googlecode.com/\n\n"
 end
+
+puts "*** If you wish experiment with the shell interface ensure you also run:\nsudo gem install librex -v0.0.52 --no-rdoc --no-ri\n\n"