How To Install puppet on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install puppet on Debian 12.
What is puppet
puppet is:
This is a transitional dummy package. It can safely be removed.
There are three methods to install puppet on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install puppet Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install puppet using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install puppet
Install puppet Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install puppet using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install puppet
Install puppet 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install puppet using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install puppet
How To Uninstall puppet on Debian 12
To uninstall only the puppet package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove puppet
Uninstall puppet And Its Dependencies
To uninstall puppet and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove puppet
Remove puppet Configurations and Data
To remove puppet configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge puppet
Remove puppet configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove puppet configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge puppet
Dependencies
puppet have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install puppet package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
