How To Install ruby-fog-rackspace on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-fog-rackspace on Debian 9. ruby-fog-rackspace is Rackspace support for Fog

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-fog-rackspace on Debian 9.

What is ruby-fog-rackspace

ruby-fog-rackspace is:

This project provides a Ruby package of Rackspace provider for Fog ecosystem.

There are three methods to install ruby-fog-rackspace on Debian 9. 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-fog-rackspace 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-fog-rackspace using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-fog-rackspace

Install ruby-fog-rackspace Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-fog-rackspace

Install ruby-fog-rackspace Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-fog-rackspace

How To Uninstall ruby-fog-rackspace on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-fog-rackspace

Uninstall ruby-fog-rackspace And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ruby-fog-rackspace and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-fog-rackspace

Remove ruby-fog-rackspace Configurations and Data

To remove ruby-fog-rackspace configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-fog-rackspace

Remove ruby-fog-rackspace configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-fog-rackspace

Dependencies

ruby-fog-rackspace have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-fog-rackspace package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.