How To Install puppetmaster-passenger on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install puppetmaster-passenger on Ubuntu 18.04. puppetmaster-passenger is configuration management system, scalable master service - transitional package

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install puppetmaster-passenger on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is puppetmaster-passenger

puppetmaster-passenger is:

This is a transitional package, superseded by puppet-master-passenger. It can safely be removed.

There are three methods to install puppetmaster-passenger 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 puppetmaster-passenger Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install puppetmaster-passenger using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install puppetmaster-passenger

Install puppetmaster-passenger Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install puppetmaster-passenger

Install puppetmaster-passenger 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 puppetmaster-passenger using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install puppetmaster-passenger

How To Uninstall puppetmaster-passenger on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the puppetmaster-passenger package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove puppetmaster-passenger

Uninstall puppetmaster-passenger And Its Dependencies

To uninstall puppetmaster-passenger and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove puppetmaster-passenger

Remove puppetmaster-passenger Configurations and Data

To remove puppetmaster-passenger configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge puppetmaster-passenger

Remove puppetmaster-passenger configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge puppetmaster-passenger

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Summary

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