How To Install puppet-module-neutron on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install puppet-module-neutron on Ubuntu 18.04. puppet-module-neutron is Puppet module for OpenStack Neutron

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install puppet-module-neutron on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is puppet-module-neutron

puppet-module-neutron 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 Neutron.

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

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

Install puppet-module-neutron Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install puppet-module-neutron

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

sudo aptitude -y install puppet-module-neutron

How To Uninstall puppet-module-neutron on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove puppet-module-neutron

Uninstall puppet-module-neutron And Its Dependencies

To uninstall puppet-module-neutron and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

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

Remove puppet-module-neutron Configurations and Data

To remove puppet-module-neutron configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

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

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

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

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

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Summary

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