How To Install puppet-module-swift on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install puppet-module-swift on Kali Linux. puppet-module-swift is Puppet module for OpenStack Swift

Introduction

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

What is puppet-module-swift

puppet-module-swift 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 manages both the installation and configuration of OpenStack Swift.

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

sudo apt-get -y install puppet-module-swift

Install puppet-module-swift Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install puppet-module-swift

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

sudo aptitude -y install puppet-module-swift

How To Uninstall puppet-module-swift on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove puppet-module-swift

Uninstall puppet-module-swift And Its Dependencies

To uninstall puppet-module-swift and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove puppet-module-swift

Remove puppet-module-swift Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge puppet-module-swift

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

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge puppet-module-swift

Dependencies

puppet-module-swift have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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