How To Install ruby-fog-azure on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-fog-azure on Ubuntu 18.04. ruby-fog-azure is module for the fog brary to support Azure cloud services

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-fog-azure on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is ruby-fog-azure

ruby-fog-azure is:

This library can be used as a module for fog or as standalone provider to use the Azure cloud services in applications..

Fog supports all major cloud providers including AWS, Rackspace, Linode, Blue Box, StormOnDemand, and many others.

There are three methods to install ruby-fog-azure on Ubuntu 18.04. 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-azure 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-azure using apt-get by running the following command:

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

Install ruby-fog-azure Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-fog-azure

Install ruby-fog-azure 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-fog-azure

How To Uninstall ruby-fog-azure on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-fog-azure

Uninstall ruby-fog-azure And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ruby-fog-azure and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

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

Remove ruby-fog-azure Configurations and Data

To remove ruby-fog-azure configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

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

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

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

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

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-fog-azure package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.