Omnibus-Ruby is a tool used for creating full-stack installers for Ruby-based applications. It helps in building self-contained packages that include everything needed to run the application, including Ruby itself, all required gems, and libraries.
This tutorial will take you through the steps required to install Omnibus-Ruby on Fedora CoreOS Latest.
Before you begin, ensure that you have:
Start by installing the necessary dependencies required to install Omnibus-Ruby on Fedora CoreOS Latest. Run the following command in your terminal:
sudo dnf install -y wget git tar gcc-c++ make
This command installs:
Once you have installed the required dependencies, you can proceed to download and install Omnibus-Ruby. Follow the steps below:
git clone https://github.com/chef/omnibus.git
cd omnibus
bundle install --path .bundle/gems
This command installs the required gems for Omnibus-Ruby.
bundle exec omnibus build omnibus-ruby
This command fetches all required dependencies, builds everything, and finally generates the Omnibus-Ruby package.
After the build finishes, the package file should be located in the following directory:
./pkg/omnibus-ruby-<version>.tar.gz
You can verify the installation by running the following command to display the version of Omnibus-Ruby:
./bin/omnibus-ruby --version
The output should display the version number of Omnibus-Ruby.
In this tutorial, you learned how to install Omnibus-Ruby on Fedora CoreOS Latest. Omnibus-Ruby is great for projects that have a lot of dependencies and are hard to install. Using this tool, you can simplify the installation process and ensure that your application is running on a consistent Ruby environment.
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