How To Install puppet-common on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install puppet-common on Debian 9.
What is puppet-common
puppet-common is:
This is a transitional dummy package. It can safely be removed.
There are three methods to install puppet-common 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 puppet-common Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install puppet-common using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install puppet-common
Install puppet-common Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install puppet-common using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install puppet-common
Install puppet-common 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 puppet-common using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install puppet-common
How To Uninstall puppet-common on Debian 9
To uninstall only the puppet-common package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove puppet-common
Uninstall puppet-common And Its Dependencies
To uninstall puppet-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove puppet-common
Remove puppet-common Configurations and Data
To remove puppet-common configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge puppet-common
Remove puppet-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove puppet-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge puppet-common
Dependencies
puppet-common have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install puppet-common package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
