Vlad the Deployer is a popular tool used for deploying Ruby on Rails applications. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Vlad the Deployer on Arch Linux.
Before proceeding with the installation, you will need to have the following prerequisites:
Follow the steps below to install Vlad the Deployer on your Arch Linux system:
Before installing Vlad the Deployer, you will need to install Ruby on your system. To install Ruby, open a terminal window and run the following command:
sudo pacman -S ruby
This will install the latest version of Ruby on your system.
Vlad the Deployer is hosted on GitHub, so you will need to install Git to clone the repository. To install Git, run the following command:
sudo pacman -S git
To clone the repository, run the following command:
git clone https://github.com/seattlerb/vlad.git
This will clone the Vlad the Deployer repository to your local system.
In your terminal window, navigate to the cloned repository directory:
cd vlad
Next, install Vlad the Deployer using the following command:
sudo gem install vlad
This will install Vlad the Deployer on your system.
To verify that Vlad the Deployer is installed correctly, run the following command in your terminal:
vlad --version
This will display the version of Vlad the Deployer you have installed on your system.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Vlad the Deployer on your Arch Linux system. With Vlad the Deployer installed, you can now easily deploy your Ruby on Rails applications.
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