How To Install berkshelf-api on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install berkshelf-api on Debian 9. berkshelf-api is berkshelf dependency API server

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install berkshelf-api on Debian 9.

What is berkshelf-api

berkshelf-api is:

A server which indexes cookbooks from various sources and hosts it over a REST API.

Berkshelf-api supports the next endpoints:

  • Chef server
  • A local directory containing cookbooks
  • GitHub Organization (not recommended)
  • Community and private suppermarket servers (optional)

There are three methods to install berkshelf-api on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install berkshelf-api Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install berkshelf-api using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install berkshelf-api

Install berkshelf-api Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install berkshelf-api using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install berkshelf-api

Install berkshelf-api Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install berkshelf-api using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install berkshelf-api

How To Uninstall berkshelf-api on Debian 9

To uninstall only the berkshelf-api package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove berkshelf-api

Uninstall berkshelf-api And Its Dependencies

To uninstall berkshelf-api and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove berkshelf-api

Remove berkshelf-api Configurations and Data

To remove berkshelf-api configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge berkshelf-api

Remove berkshelf-api configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove berkshelf-api configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge berkshelf-api

Dependencies

berkshelf-api have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install berkshelf-api package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.