How To Install puppet-strings on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install puppet-strings on Kali Linux. puppet-strings is Tool to generate documentation from Puppet code and extensions

Introduction

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

What is puppet-strings

puppet-strings is:

Puppet Strings generates documentation for Puppet code and extensions written in Puppet and Ruby. Strings processes code and YARD-style code comments to create documentation in HTML, Markdown, or JSON formats.

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

sudo apt-get -y install puppet-strings

Install puppet-strings Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install puppet-strings

Install puppet-strings 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-strings using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install puppet-strings

How To Uninstall puppet-strings on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove puppet-strings

Uninstall puppet-strings And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove puppet-strings

Remove puppet-strings Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge puppet-strings

Remove puppet-strings configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge puppet-strings

Dependencies

puppet-strings have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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