How To Install cdist on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install cdist on Kali Linux. cdist is Usable Configuration Management System

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install cdist on Kali Linux.

What is cdist

cdist 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.

There are three methods to install cdist 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 cdist 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 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install cdist

Install cdist Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install cdist

Install cdist 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 update

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

sudo aptitude -y install cdist

How To Uninstall cdist on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove cdist

Uninstall cdist And Its Dependencies

To uninstall cdist and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove cdist

Remove cdist Configurations and Data

To remove cdist configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge cdist

Remove cdist configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cdist

Dependencies

cdist have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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