How To Install ruby-fog-profitbricks on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-fog-profitbricks on Ubuntu 18.04. ruby-fog-profitbricks is library to use ProfitBricks cloud in applications

Introduction

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

What is ruby-fog-profitbricks

ruby-fog-profitbricks is:

Module for the ‘fog’ gem to support ProfitBricks. fog library supports many different cloud service providers.

It can also be used as a stand alone provider.

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

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

Install ruby-fog-profitbricks Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-fog-profitbricks

Install ruby-fog-profitbricks 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-profitbricks using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-fog-profitbricks

How To Uninstall ruby-fog-profitbricks on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-fog-profitbricks

Uninstall ruby-fog-profitbricks And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ruby-fog-profitbricks 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-profitbricks

Remove ruby-fog-profitbricks Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

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Summary

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