How To Install ruby-rbvmomi on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-rbvmomi on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ruby-rbvmomi
ruby-rbvmomi is:
This package provides the gem, RbVmomi, which is a Ruby interface to the vSphere API. Like the Perl and Java SDKs, it can be used to manage ESX and VirtualCenter servers.
There are three methods to install ruby-rbvmomi 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-rbvmomi 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-rbvmomi using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-rbvmomi
Install ruby-rbvmomi Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-rbvmomi using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-rbvmomi
Install ruby-rbvmomi 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-rbvmomi using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-rbvmomi
How To Uninstall ruby-rbvmomi on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ruby-rbvmomi package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-rbvmomi
Uninstall ruby-rbvmomi And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-rbvmomi and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-rbvmomi
Remove ruby-rbvmomi Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-rbvmomi configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-rbvmomi
Remove ruby-rbvmomi configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-rbvmomi configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-rbvmomi
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-rbvmomi package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
