How To Install puppet-module-puppetlabs-inifile on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install puppet-module-puppetlabs-inifile on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is puppet-module-puppetlabs-inifile
puppet-module-puppetlabs-inifile 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 Package contains a Puppet module which provides resource types for use in managing ini-style configuration files. The main resource type is ini_setting, which is used to manage an individual setting in an ini file.
There are three methods to install puppet-module-puppetlabs-inifile 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-inifile 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-inifile using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install puppet-module-puppetlabs-inifile
Install puppet-module-puppetlabs-inifile Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install puppet-module-puppetlabs-inifile using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install puppet-module-puppetlabs-inifile
Install puppet-module-puppetlabs-inifile 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-inifile using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install puppet-module-puppetlabs-inifile
How To Uninstall puppet-module-puppetlabs-inifile on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the puppet-module-puppetlabs-inifile package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove puppet-module-puppetlabs-inifile
Uninstall puppet-module-puppetlabs-inifile And Its Dependencies
To uninstall puppet-module-puppetlabs-inifile 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-inifile
Remove puppet-module-puppetlabs-inifile Configurations and Data
To remove puppet-module-puppetlabs-inifile configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge puppet-module-puppetlabs-inifile
Remove puppet-module-puppetlabs-inifile configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove puppet-module-puppetlabs-inifile configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge puppet-module-puppetlabs-inifile
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install puppet-module-puppetlabs-inifile package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
