How To Install g10k on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install g10k on Kali Linux.

What is g10k

g10k is:

g10k provides a general purpose toolset for deploying Puppet environments and modules. It implements the Puppetfile format and provides a native implementation of Puppet dynamic environments. g10k is a rewrite of puppetlabs/r10k in Go with additional optimizations such as:

• caching support
• distinct SSH keys for each source
• parallel cloning and checkout
• enhanced Puppetfile options It only supports Forge modules and Git repositories.

There are three methods to install g10k 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 g10k Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install g10k using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install g10k

Install g10k Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install g10k using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install g10k

Install g10k 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 g10k using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install g10k

How To Uninstall g10k on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the g10k package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove g10k

Uninstall g10k And Its Dependencies

To uninstall g10k and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove g10k

Remove g10k Configurations and Data

To remove g10k configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge g10k

Remove g10k configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove g10k configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge g10k

Dependencies

g10k have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• git

References

• g10k website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install g10k package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.