How To Install octocatalog-diff on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install octocatalog-diff on Kali Linux.
What is octocatalog-diff
octocatalog-diff is:
octocatalog-diff is a tool to detect and display differences in Puppet catalogs compiled from different environments. The catalogs may be obtained through any of the following means:
- Compilation using a local puppet instance
- Puppet master 3.x/4.x HTTP API
- PuppetDB HTTP API
- Precompiled JSON catalogs
octocatalog-diff filters out attributes or resources with no effect (e.g. tags) and displays only state differences between the two catalogs. It does not require a working Puppet master (or puppetserver), making it suitable for development use and use in Continuous Integration environments.
There are three methods to install octocatalog-diff on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install octocatalog-diff Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install octocatalog-diff using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install octocatalog-diffInstall octocatalog-diff Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install octocatalog-diff using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install octocatalog-diffInstall octocatalog-diff Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude updateAfter updating apt database, We can install octocatalog-diff using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install octocatalog-diffHow To Uninstall octocatalog-diff on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the octocatalog-diff package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove octocatalog-diffUninstall octocatalog-diff And Its Dependencies
To uninstall octocatalog-diff and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove octocatalog-diffRemove octocatalog-diff Configurations and Data
To remove octocatalog-diff configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge octocatalog-diffRemove octocatalog-diff configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove octocatalog-diff configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge octocatalog-diffDependencies
octocatalog-diff have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install octocatalog-diff package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.