How To Install python3-reclass on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-reclass on Debian 12.
What is python3-reclass
python3-reclass is:
reclass is an “external node classifier” (ENC) as can be used with automation tools, such as Puppet, Salt, and Ansible. It is also a stand-alone tool for merging data sources recursively.
The purpose of an ENC is to allow a system administrator to maintain an inventory of nodes to be managed, completely separately from the configuration of the automation tool. Usually, the external node classifier completely replaces the tool-specific inventory (such as site.pp for Puppet, ext_pillar/master_tops for Salt, or /etc/ansible/hosts).
reclass allows you to define your nodes through class inheritance, while always able to override details further up the tree (i.e. in more specific nodes). Think of classes as feature sets, as commonalities between nodes, or as tags. Add to that the ability to nest classes (multiple inheritance is allowed, well-defined, and encouraged), and piece together your infrastructure from smaller bits, eliminating redundancy and exposing all important parameters to a single location, logically organised.
This is the fork of the original reclass by SaltStack Formulas.
There are three methods to install python3-reclass on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install python3-reclass Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-reclass using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-reclass
Install python3-reclass Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-reclass using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-reclass
Install python3-reclass 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-reclass using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-reclass
How To Uninstall python3-reclass on Debian 12
To uninstall only the python3-reclass package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-reclass
Uninstall python3-reclass And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-reclass and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-reclass
Remove python3-reclass Configurations and Data
To remove python3-reclass configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-reclass
Remove python3-reclass configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-reclass configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-reclass
Dependencies
python3-reclass have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-reclass package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
