How To Install puppet-module-vswitch on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install puppet-module-vswitch on Ubuntu 18.04. puppet-module-vswitch is provides puppet things for vSwitches

Introduction

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

What is puppet-module-vswitch

puppet-module-vswitch 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 provides things for vSwitches. At the moment OVS is the only one supported. It’s based upon types and providers so it may support more than just OVS or one vSwitch type in the future.

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

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

Install puppet-module-vswitch Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install puppet-module-vswitch

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

sudo aptitude -y install puppet-module-vswitch

How To Uninstall puppet-module-vswitch on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove puppet-module-vswitch

Uninstall puppet-module-vswitch And Its Dependencies

To uninstall puppet-module-vswitch 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-vswitch

Remove puppet-module-vswitch Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

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Summary

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