How To Install mcollective-plugins-provisioner on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install mcollective-plugins-provisioner on Ubuntu 18.04. mcollective-plugins-provisioner is mcollective Server Provisioner plugin

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install mcollective-plugins-provisioner on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is mcollective-plugins-provisioner

mcollective-plugins-provisioner is:

Plugin necessary for the server provisioner to perform actions on the mcollective client

There are three methods to install mcollective-plugins-provisioner on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install mcollective-plugins-provisioner Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install mcollective-plugins-provisioner

Install mcollective-plugins-provisioner Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install mcollective-plugins-provisioner using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install mcollective-plugins-provisioner

Install mcollective-plugins-provisioner 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 mcollective-plugins-provisioner using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install mcollective-plugins-provisioner

How To Uninstall mcollective-plugins-provisioner on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the mcollective-plugins-provisioner package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove mcollective-plugins-provisioner

Uninstall mcollective-plugins-provisioner And Its Dependencies

To uninstall mcollective-plugins-provisioner and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove mcollective-plugins-provisioner

Remove mcollective-plugins-provisioner Configurations and Data

To remove mcollective-plugins-provisioner configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge mcollective-plugins-provisioner

Remove mcollective-plugins-provisioner configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove mcollective-plugins-provisioner configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mcollective-plugins-provisioner

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install mcollective-plugins-provisioner package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.