How To Install cdist-doc on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install cdist-doc on Ubuntu 20.04. cdist-doc is Usable Configuration Management System (html documentation)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install cdist-doc on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is cdist-doc

cdist-doc is:

cdist is a usable configuration management system. It adheres to the KISS principle and is being used in small up to enterprise grade environments. It has the following noteworthy features:

  • shell scripting configuration language
  • access to all control structures (if, case, for, while)
  • idempotent target properties
  • zero-dependencies: target system need only /bin/sh and ssh
  • push-based distribution
  • highly-scalable

cdist is an alternative to other configuration management systems like cfengine, bcfg2, chef and puppet.

This package contains Sphinx-generated html documentation.

There are three methods to install cdist-doc 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 cdist-doc Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install cdist-doc

Install cdist-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install cdist-doc

Install cdist-doc 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 cdist-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install cdist-doc

How To Uninstall cdist-doc on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the cdist-doc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove cdist-doc

Uninstall cdist-doc And Its Dependencies

To uninstall cdist-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove cdist-doc

Remove cdist-doc Configurations and Data

To remove cdist-doc configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge cdist-doc

Remove cdist-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cdist-doc

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Summary

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