How To Install r10k on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install r10k on Ubuntu 18.04.
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 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 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 Ubuntu. 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 Ubuntu 18.04
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 Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove r10k
Remove r10k Configurations and Data
To remove r10k configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 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
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install r10k package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
