Asdf Ubuntu 18.04 Installation – Step-by-step

Getting Started

5. 5. Searching asdf Plugins

   So to Search a Software Plugin
   Listing all available Plugins:

   asdf plugin list all

   For more insight see: Asdf Plugin List!
   For a specific choice:

   asdf plugin list all [MYPLUGIN]

   Like:

   asdf plugin list all nodejs

   To refine the output use the grep Tool like:

   asdf plugin list all | grep -i [KEYWORD]

   So for example using the “rus” Keyword:

   asdf plugin list all | grep -i node

6. 6. Installing asdf Plugin

   Next to Install asdf Plugin
   By their Short-name:

   asdf plugin add [SHORTNAME]

   So for instance:

   asdf plugin add nodejs

   But more precisely you can install it also using the GitHub Url as:

   asdf plugin add [SHORTNAME] [GITURL]

   For further Insight see the Official Documentation.

7. 7. Installing Software

   Now to Install Software Release
   To List all the available Releases:

   asdf list all [MYSOFTWARE]

   In our case so:

   asdf list all nodejs

   To Install one:

   asdf install nodejs [VERSION]

   And for the latest:

   asdf install nodejs latest

   Especially relevant: the Software is then directly available on the User’s PATH.
   For further Insight see the Official Documentation.

8. 8. Managing Software

   Last, to Manage Software Versions
   Often it’s Required to Set a Software Version!
   In case of NodeJs as Global:

   asdf global nodejs [MYVERSION]

   Instead just only for the Local Directory:

   asdf local nodejs [MYVERSION]

   For further Insight see the Official Documentation.