How To Install ruby-fog-xenserver on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-fog-xenserver on Ubuntu 18.04. ruby-fog-xenserver is Module for the fog gem to support XENSERVER

Introduction

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

What is ruby-fog-xenserver

ruby-fog-xenserver is:

This library can be used as a module for fog or as standalone script to use the XENSERVER in applications. XenServer is a server virtualization and hypervisor management platform.

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

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

Install ruby-fog-xenserver Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-fog-xenserver

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

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-fog-xenserver

How To Uninstall ruby-fog-xenserver on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove ruby-fog-xenserver

Uninstall ruby-fog-xenserver And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ruby-fog-xenserver 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-xenserver

Remove ruby-fog-xenserver Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

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Summary

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