Introduction

In this tutorial, we'll go over the steps required to install omnibus-ruby on Elementary OS. omnibus-ruby is a packaged Ruby environment designed to create self-contained, omnibus Ruby packages. We'll be installing omnibus-ruby from the source code available on https://github.com/chef/omnibus.

Prerequisites

• A system running Elementary OS
• Git installed on your system
• Ruby installed on your system
• Basic knowledge of command-line tools

Installing omnibus-ruby

1. Open the terminal by pressing Ctrl + Alt + t.

2. Clone the omnibus-ruby repository:

   git clone https://github.com/chef/omnibus.git
   

3. Change directory to the cloned repository:

   cd omnibus
   

4. Install bundler:

   gem install bundler
   

5. Install the required Ruby Gems:

   bundle install
   

6. Build the omnibus installer:

   bundle exec omnibus build omnibus-ruby
   

7. Wait for the build to complete. Once the build is done, the package will be available in the pkg directory.

8. Install the omnibus-ruby package:

   sudo dpkg -i pkg/omnibus-ruby*.deb
   

9. Verify the installation by checking the version of omnibus-ruby:

   omnibus-ruby --version
   

   This should output the version of omnibus-ruby you just installed.

Congratulations, you have successfully installed omnibus-ruby on Elementary OS! You can now use it to create self-contained, omnibus Ruby packages.