How To Install chef-zero on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install chef-zero on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is chef-zero
chef-zero is:
Chef is a systems integration framework and configuration management library written in Ruby. Chef-zero is a self-contained, easy-setup, fast-start in-memory Chef server for testing and solo setup purposes. Ruby-Versions: all
There are three methods to install chef-zero 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 chef-zero Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install chef-zero using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install chef-zero
Install chef-zero Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install chef-zero using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install chef-zero
Install chef-zero 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 chef-zero using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install chef-zero
How To Uninstall chef-zero on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the chef-zero package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove chef-zero
Uninstall chef-zero And Its Dependencies
To uninstall chef-zero and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove chef-zero
Remove chef-zero Configurations and Data
To remove chef-zero configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge chef-zero
Remove chef-zero configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove chef-zero configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge chef-zero
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install chef-zero package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
