How To Install puppet-module-glance on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install puppet-module-glance on Debian 9. puppet-module-glance is Puppet module for OpenStack Glance

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install puppet-module-glance on Debian 9.

What is puppet-module-glance

puppet-module-glance 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 Glance.

There are three methods to install puppet-module-glance on Debian 9. 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-glance 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-glance using apt-get by running the following command:

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

Install puppet-module-glance Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install puppet-module-glance

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

sudo aptitude -y install puppet-module-glance

How To Uninstall puppet-module-glance on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove puppet-module-glance

Uninstall puppet-module-glance And Its Dependencies

To uninstall puppet-module-glance and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

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

Remove puppet-module-glance Configurations and Data

To remove puppet-module-glance configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

puppet-module-glance have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install puppet-module-glance package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.