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

Introduction

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

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 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-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 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-vcsrepo using aptitude by running the following command:

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

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

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 Kali Linux, 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 Kali Linux 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:

• puppet
• puppet-module-puppetlabs-stdlib

References

• puppet-module-puppetlabs-vcsrepo website

Summary

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