How to install FPM on MXLinux Latest

FPM is a package building tool for multiple platforms currently maintained by Jordan Sissel. It is a useful tool for creating packages in different formats such as DEB, RPM, tar, and more.

This guide will walk you through the installation process of FPM on MXLinux Latest.

Prerequisites

Before installing FPM on MXLinux, ensure that you have the following:

• A running MXLinux environment
• A sudo-enabled user account

Step 1: Install dependencies

To install FPM, you need to have some dependencies installed first. Run the following command to install the required dependencies.

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install ruby-dev build-essential

Step 2: Install FPM

Once the dependencies are installed, you can proceed to install FPM using RubyGems. Run the following command to install the latest version of FPM.

sudo gem install fpm

With this command, FPM will be installed globally, and you can start using it by invoking the fpm command from the terminal.

Step 3: Verify the installation

To confirm that FPM has been installed successfully, run the fpm command with the --version flag.

fpm --version

This command should output the version of FPM installed on your MXLinux system.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you learned how to install FPM on MXLinux Latest. FPM is a useful package-building tool that can help you create packages in various formats. Now that you have installed FPM, you can start creating packages according to your needs.