How To Install ruby-fog-vmfusion on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-fog-vmfusion on Ubuntu 18.04. ruby-fog-vmfusion is module for the fog library to support VMWARE FUSION

Introduction

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

What is ruby-fog-vmfusion

ruby-fog-vmfusion is:

This library can be used as a module for fog or as standalone provider to use the VMWARE FUSION 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-vmfusion 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-vmfusion 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-vmfusion using apt-get by running the following command:

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

Install ruby-fog-vmfusion Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-fog-vmfusion

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

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-fog-vmfusion

How To Uninstall ruby-fog-vmfusion on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-fog-vmfusion

Uninstall ruby-fog-vmfusion And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ruby-fog-vmfusion 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-vmfusion

Remove ruby-fog-vmfusion Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

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Summary

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