How To Install puppet-module-sbitio-monit on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install puppet-module-sbitio-monit on Ubuntu 18.04. puppet-module-sbitio-monit is Puppet module for Monit

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install puppet-module-sbitio-monit on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is puppet-module-sbitio-monit

puppet-module-sbitio-monit 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.

Performs installation and configuration of Monit service, along with fine grained definition of checks.

All check types provided by Monit are supported. Namely: directory, fifo, file, filesystem, host, process, program, and system.

In adition to primitive types, a compound check type is provided: service. It is a set of primitives to check a service’s init script, binary and process.

service check type can work with sysv, systemd or upstart. In 0.3.x series it defaults to sysv for compatibility reasons. From 1.0.x onwards it defaults to the init system that each supported OS configures by default. The init type to use can be also set per service. See below for details.

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

sudo apt-get -y install puppet-module-sbitio-monit

Install puppet-module-sbitio-monit Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install puppet-module-sbitio-monit

Install puppet-module-sbitio-monit 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-sbitio-monit using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install puppet-module-sbitio-monit

How To Uninstall puppet-module-sbitio-monit on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the puppet-module-sbitio-monit package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove puppet-module-sbitio-monit

Uninstall puppet-module-sbitio-monit And Its Dependencies

To uninstall puppet-module-sbitio-monit 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-sbitio-monit

Remove puppet-module-sbitio-monit Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge puppet-module-sbitio-monit

Remove puppet-module-sbitio-monit configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge puppet-module-sbitio-monit

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Summary

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