How To Install puppet-terminus-puppetdb on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install puppet-terminus-puppetdb on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is puppet-terminus-puppetdb
puppet-terminus-puppetdb is:
PuppetDB collects data generated by Puppet. It enables advanced Puppet features like exported resources, and can be the foundation for other applications that use Puppet’s data.
This package contains an add-on that allows a Puppet master to use PuppetDB for storing and retrieving facts, catalogs and resources.
There are three methods to install puppet-terminus-puppetdb on Ubuntu 22.04. 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-terminus-puppetdb 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-terminus-puppetdb using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install puppet-terminus-puppetdb
Install puppet-terminus-puppetdb Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install puppet-terminus-puppetdb using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install puppet-terminus-puppetdb
Install puppet-terminus-puppetdb 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-terminus-puppetdb using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install puppet-terminus-puppetdb
How To Uninstall puppet-terminus-puppetdb on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the puppet-terminus-puppetdb package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove puppet-terminus-puppetdb
Uninstall puppet-terminus-puppetdb And Its Dependencies
To uninstall puppet-terminus-puppetdb and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove puppet-terminus-puppetdb
Remove puppet-terminus-puppetdb Configurations and Data
To remove puppet-terminus-puppetdb configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge puppet-terminus-puppetdb
Remove puppet-terminus-puppetdb configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove puppet-terminus-puppetdb configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge puppet-terminus-puppetdb
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install puppet-terminus-puppetdb package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.