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Marius Gedminas
Asked: 2010-11-07 07:09:38 +0800 CST

Where can I find Vagrant packages?

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Vagrant is a tool to build and manage virtual machines for developers. It has a getting started on Ubuntu guide that contains iffy-looking suggestions like

$ sudo ln -s /usr/bin/ruby1.8 /usr/bin/ruby  # wtf???

or installing RubyGems from source rather than from Ubuntu packages, and then using gem install to install vagrant itself.

I'm not feeling comfortable just following those instructions. Is there perhaps a PPA? Are there, perhaps, alternative tools that are packaged for Ubuntu?

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4 Answers

  1. Nowadays you can download self-contained .deb files from http://www.vagrantup.com/downloads.html

    Not as good as a PPA, but at least you can introspect what files get installed where and remove the package cleanly.

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  2. Best Answer

    12.04

    Vagrant install vagrant 1.0.1 is now included in universe in 12.04 and you can install this via the Software Center.

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  3. There is nothing to worry about the instructions in this getting started on Ubuntu guide. Making a soft link to /usr/bin/ruby1.8 does not harm your system in anyway. Just go ahead with the tutorial and install vagrant.To install vagrant you can use:

      sudo gem install vagrant

    As far as i know there is no PPA available for vagrant. The best method to install it is using the gem.

    If you are feeling any difficulties feel free to post it here

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  4. If you are using Ruby:

    It's better to install it via Rubygems despite the website's recommendation of .deb installation. The website seems to be a little behind on updates. The instructions of the vagrant gem seem more up-to-date: https://github.com/mitchellh/vagrant

    If Bundler is installing a sub-1.0.0 version of the gem:

    • put gem 'vagrant' above all other gems in your Gemfile and run bundle install.
    • if that still doesn't work, put gem 'vagrant', '~> 1.0' and run bundle install.

    Sometimes bundler installs an old version of the vagrant gem if your other gems installed old versions of gems, like json.

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