How To Install puppet-module-puppetlabs-tftp on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install puppet-module-puppetlabs-tftp on Ubuntu 18.04. puppet-module-puppetlabs-tftp is Puppet module for managing tftp-hpa

Introduction

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

What is puppet-module-puppetlabs-tftp

puppet-module-puppetlabs-tftp 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 will install tftp-hpa as a xinetd service by default. It can be overridden to run as a standalone daemon by setting the inetd parameter to false.

Parameters:

  • username: tftp daemon user, default tftp
  • directory: service directory, default see params class.
  • address: bind address, default 0.0.0.0.
  • port: bind port, default 69.
  • options: service option, default –secure.
  • inetd: run service via xinetd, default true.

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

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

Install puppet-module-puppetlabs-tftp Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

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

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

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

How To Uninstall puppet-module-puppetlabs-tftp on Ubuntu 18.04

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

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

Uninstall puppet-module-puppetlabs-tftp And Its Dependencies

To uninstall puppet-module-puppetlabs-tftp 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-tftp

Remove puppet-module-puppetlabs-tftp Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

References

Summary

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