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

In this tutorial we learn how to install puppet-module-puppetlabs-rsync on Kali Linux. puppet-module-puppetlabs-rsync is Puppet module for rsync clients, repositories, and servers

Introduction

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

What is puppet-module-puppetlabs-rsync

puppet-module-puppetlabs-rsync 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.

puppetlabs-rsync manages rsync clients, repositories, and servers as well as providing defines to easily grab data via rsync.

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

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

Install puppet-module-puppetlabs-rsync Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Uninstall puppet-module-puppetlabs-rsync And Its Dependencies

To uninstall puppet-module-puppetlabs-rsync 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-rsync

Remove puppet-module-puppetlabs-rsync Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

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

References

Summary

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