How To Install ruby-fission on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-fission on Ubuntu.
What is ruby-fission
ruby-fission is:
A simple utility to manage VMware Fusion VMs from the command line.
This include options to clone, delete, start VMs and take snapshots.
See /usr/share/doc/ruby-fission/README.md.gz for all options.
There are three methods to install ruby-fission on Ubuntu. 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-fission 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-fission using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-fission
Install ruby-fission Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-fission using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-fission
Install ruby-fission 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-fission using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-fission
How To Uninstall ruby-fission on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the ruby-fission package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-fission
Uninstall ruby-fission And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-fission and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-fission
Remove ruby-fission Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-fission configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-fission
Remove ruby-fission configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-fission configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-fission
Dependencies
ruby-fission have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-fission package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.