Using subuser - a quick tutorial ============= Installing a program with subuser --------------------------------- You can see a list of installable programs (also referred to as images) by doing:: $ subuser list available You can install one of these images by adding a subuser for it: :: $ subuser subuser add vim vim@default This adds a new subuser named vim based on the image vim from the default repository. Running subusers ---------------- You can run the subuser with:: $ subuser run vim SomeTextFileToEdit You don't have to type ``subuser run`` every time you launch a program -------------------------- You can turn a subuser into a "normal" program by running:: $ subuser subuser create-shortcut vim Now you can launch vim with:: $ vim SomeTextFileToEdit Updating programs ------------------ You can update your subuser programs with:: $ subuser update all Removing subusers ----------------- To remove the subuser named vim you can run:: $ subuser subuser remove vim To remove vim's home dir:: $ rm -rf ~/.subuser/homes/vim To clean up old images which have been installed, but no longer are used by any subuser:: $ subuser remove-old-images