How To Install puppet-module-ceilometer on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install puppet-module-ceilometer on Kali Linux. puppet-module-ceilometer is Puppet module for OpenStack Ceilometer

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install puppet-module-ceilometer on Kali Linux.

What is puppet-module-ceilometer

puppet-module-ceilometer is:

Puppet lets you centrally manage every important aspect of your system using a cross-platform specification language that manages all the separate elements normally aggregated in different files, like users, cron jobs, and hosts, along with obviously discrete elements like packages, services, and files.

This module manages both the installation and configuration of OpenStack Ceilometer.

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

sudo apt-get -y install puppet-module-ceilometer

Install puppet-module-ceilometer Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install puppet-module-ceilometer using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install puppet-module-ceilometer

Install puppet-module-ceilometer 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 puppet-module-ceilometer using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install puppet-module-ceilometer

How To Uninstall puppet-module-ceilometer on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the puppet-module-ceilometer package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove puppet-module-ceilometer

Uninstall puppet-module-ceilometer And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove puppet-module-ceilometer

Remove puppet-module-ceilometer Configurations and Data

To remove puppet-module-ceilometer configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge puppet-module-ceilometer

Remove puppet-module-ceilometer configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove puppet-module-ceilometer configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge puppet-module-ceilometer

Dependencies

puppet-module-ceilometer have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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