How To Install puppet-module-puppetlabs-apt on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install puppet-module-puppetlabs-apt on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is puppet-module-puppetlabs-apt
puppet-module-puppetlabs-apt 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.
The APT module provides a simple interface for managing APT source, key, and definitions with Puppet.
There are three methods to install puppet-module-puppetlabs-apt 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-puppetlabs-apt 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-puppetlabs-apt using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install puppet-module-puppetlabs-apt
Install puppet-module-puppetlabs-apt Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install puppet-module-puppetlabs-apt using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install puppet-module-puppetlabs-apt
Install puppet-module-puppetlabs-apt 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-puppetlabs-apt using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install puppet-module-puppetlabs-apt
How To Uninstall puppet-module-puppetlabs-apt on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the puppet-module-puppetlabs-apt package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove puppet-module-puppetlabs-apt
Uninstall puppet-module-puppetlabs-apt And Its Dependencies
To uninstall puppet-module-puppetlabs-apt 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-puppetlabs-apt
Remove puppet-module-puppetlabs-apt Configurations and Data
To remove puppet-module-puppetlabs-apt configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge puppet-module-puppetlabs-apt
Remove puppet-module-puppetlabs-apt configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove puppet-module-puppetlabs-apt configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge puppet-module-puppetlabs-apt
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install puppet-module-puppetlabs-apt package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
