URM

URM is Ubuntu Release Manager (urm). It manages Ubuntu releases and switch between them without rebooting PC or using virtual machine.

Requirements

Installation

Use RubyGems to install urm:

$ gem install urm

Or to install, initialize, and configure urm manually, follow these steps:

Make sure you have a bin/ directory in your home directory, and that it is included in your path:

$ mkdir ~/bin
$ PATH=~/bin:$PATH

Download the urm and ensure it is executable:

$ curl https://raw.github.com/JosephKu/urm/master/scripts/urm > ~/bin/urm
$ chmod a+x ~/bin/urm

Usage

Install a new release of Ubuntu by specific version:

$ urm install hardy i386

List all installed releases of Ubuntu:

$ urm list

List all supported releases of Ubuntu:

$ urm list --remote

Switch to a installed release of Ubuntu:

$ urm start hardy-i386

Uninstall a installed release of Ubuntu:

$ urm uninstall hardy-i386

Show the information of a installed release of Ubuntu:

$ urm info hardy-i386

Contributing

1. Fork it.
2. Create a branch (git checkout -b my_urm)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -am "Add Ubuntu 99.04 support")
4. Push to the branch (git push origin my_urm)
5. Create an Issue with a link to your branch
6. Enjoy a refreshing Diet Coke and wait

Submitting an Issue

I use the GitHub issue tracker to track bugs and features. Before submitting a bug report or feature request, check to make sure it hasn't already been submitted. You can indicate support for an existing issuse by voting it up. When submitting a bug report, please include a Gist that includes a stack trace and any details that may be necessary to reproduce the bug, including your gem version, Ruby version, and operating system. Ideally, a bug report should include a pull request with failing specs.

Copyright

Copyright (c) 2010-2011 Joseph Ku. See LICENSE for details.