How To Install r10k on Debian 10

Learn how to install r10k on Debian 10 with this tutorial. r10k is Puppet environment and module deployment

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install r10k on Debian 10.

What is `r10k`

r10k is:

R10K provides a general purpose toolset for deploying Puppet environments and modules. It implements the Puppetfile format and provides a native implementation of Puppet dynamic environments.

There are three methods to install r10k on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install r10k Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install r10k using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install r10k

Install r10k Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install r10k using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install r10k

Install r10k 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 r10k using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install r10k

How To Uninstall r10k on Debian 10

To uninstall only the r10k package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove r10k

Uninstall r10k And Its Dependencies

To uninstall r10k and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove r10k

Remove r10k Configurations and Data

To remove r10k configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge r10k

Remove r10k configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove r10k configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r10k

Dependencies

r10k have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install r10k package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.