How To Install ruby-fog-radosgw on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-fog-radosgw on Ubuntu 18.04. ruby-fog-radosgw is fog backend for provisioning Ceph Radosgw

Introduction

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

What is ruby-fog-radosgw

ruby-fog-radosgw is:

fog backend for provisioning users on Ceph Radosgw - the Swift and S3 compatible REST API for Ceph.

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

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

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

Install ruby-fog-radosgw Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-fog-radosgw

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

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-fog-radosgw

How To Uninstall ruby-fog-radosgw on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-fog-radosgw

Uninstall ruby-fog-radosgw And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ruby-fog-radosgw 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-radosgw

Remove ruby-fog-radosgw Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

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Summary

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