How To Install puppet-module-puppetlabs-haproxy on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install puppet-module-puppetlabs-haproxy on Ubuntu 20.04. puppet-module-puppetlabs-haproxy is Puppet module for HAProxy

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install puppet-module-puppetlabs-haproxy on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is puppet-module-puppetlabs-haproxy

puppet-module-puppetlabs-haproxy is:

Puppet lets you centrally manage every important aspect of your system using a cross-platform specification language that manages all the separate elements normally aggregated in different files, like users, cron jobs, and hosts, along with obviously discrete elements like packages, services, and files.

puppetlabs-haproxy manages an haproxy server.

There are three methods to install puppet-module-puppetlabs-haproxy on Ubuntu 20.04. 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-module-puppetlabs-haproxy 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-module-puppetlabs-haproxy using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install puppet-module-puppetlabs-haproxy

Install puppet-module-puppetlabs-haproxy Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install puppet-module-puppetlabs-haproxy using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install puppet-module-puppetlabs-haproxy

Install puppet-module-puppetlabs-haproxy 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install puppet-module-puppetlabs-haproxy using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install puppet-module-puppetlabs-haproxy

How To Uninstall puppet-module-puppetlabs-haproxy on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the puppet-module-puppetlabs-haproxy package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove puppet-module-puppetlabs-haproxy

Uninstall puppet-module-puppetlabs-haproxy And Its Dependencies

To uninstall puppet-module-puppetlabs-haproxy and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove puppet-module-puppetlabs-haproxy

Remove puppet-module-puppetlabs-haproxy Configurations and Data

To remove puppet-module-puppetlabs-haproxy configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge puppet-module-puppetlabs-haproxy

Remove puppet-module-puppetlabs-haproxy configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove puppet-module-puppetlabs-haproxy configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge puppet-module-puppetlabs-haproxy

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install puppet-module-puppetlabs-haproxy package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.