How To Install puppet-module-puppetlabs-ntp on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is puppet-module-puppetlabs-ntp

puppet-module-puppetlabs-ntp 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 ntp module installs, configures, and manages the ntp service.

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

sudo apt-get -y install puppet-module-puppetlabs-ntp

Install puppet-module-puppetlabs-ntp Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install puppet-module-puppetlabs-ntp

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

sudo aptitude -y install puppet-module-puppetlabs-ntp

How To Uninstall puppet-module-puppetlabs-ntp on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove puppet-module-puppetlabs-ntp

Uninstall puppet-module-puppetlabs-ntp And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove puppet-module-puppetlabs-ntp

Remove puppet-module-puppetlabs-ntp Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge puppet-module-puppetlabs-ntp

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

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge puppet-module-puppetlabs-ntp

Dependencies

puppet-module-puppetlabs-ntp have the following dependencies:

• puppet
• puppet-module-puppetlabs-stdlib

References

• puppet-module-puppetlabs-ntp website

Summary

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