How To Install puppet-module-puppetlabs-vcsrepo on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install puppet-module-puppetlabs-vcsrepo on Debian 12.
What is puppet-module-puppetlabs-vcsrepo
puppet-module-puppetlabs-vcsrepo 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 vcsrepo module lets you use Puppet to easily deploy content from your version control system (VCS).
There are three methods to install puppet-module-puppetlabs-vcsrepo on Debian 12. 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-vcsrepo 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-vcsrepo using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install puppet-module-puppetlabs-vcsrepo
Install puppet-module-puppetlabs-vcsrepo Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install puppet-module-puppetlabs-vcsrepo using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install puppet-module-puppetlabs-vcsrepo
Install puppet-module-puppetlabs-vcsrepo 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install puppet-module-puppetlabs-vcsrepo using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install puppet-module-puppetlabs-vcsrepo
How To Uninstall puppet-module-puppetlabs-vcsrepo on Debian 12
To uninstall only the puppet-module-puppetlabs-vcsrepo package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove puppet-module-puppetlabs-vcsrepo
Uninstall puppet-module-puppetlabs-vcsrepo And Its Dependencies
To uninstall puppet-module-puppetlabs-vcsrepo and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove puppet-module-puppetlabs-vcsrepo
Remove puppet-module-puppetlabs-vcsrepo Configurations and Data
To remove puppet-module-puppetlabs-vcsrepo configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge puppet-module-puppetlabs-vcsrepo
Remove puppet-module-puppetlabs-vcsrepo configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove puppet-module-puppetlabs-vcsrepo configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge puppet-module-puppetlabs-vcsrepo
Dependencies
puppet-module-puppetlabs-vcsrepo have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install puppet-module-puppetlabs-vcsrepo package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.