How To Install ruby-fog-vsphere on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-fog-vsphere on Debian 9.
What is ruby-fog-vsphere
ruby-fog-vsphere is:
This library can be used as a module for
fogor as standalone provider to use vSphere in applications. VMware vSphere is a cloud computing virtualization operating system.
There are three methods to install ruby-fog-vsphere 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-vsphere 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-vsphere using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-fog-vsphere
Install ruby-fog-vsphere Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-fog-vsphere using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-fog-vsphere
Install ruby-fog-vsphere 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-vsphere using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-fog-vsphere
How To Uninstall ruby-fog-vsphere on Debian 9
To uninstall only the ruby-fog-vsphere package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-fog-vsphere
Uninstall ruby-fog-vsphere And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-fog-vsphere and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-fog-vsphere
Remove ruby-fog-vsphere Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-fog-vsphere configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-fog-vsphere
Remove ruby-fog-vsphere configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-fog-vsphere configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-fog-vsphere
Dependencies
ruby-fog-vsphere have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-fog-vsphere package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
