How To Install ruby-puppet-syntax on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-puppet-syntax on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ruby-puppet-syntax
ruby-puppet-syntax is:
Puppet lets you centrally manage every important aspect of your system using a cross-platform specification language that manages all the separate elements normally aggregated in different files, like users, cron jobs, and hosts, along with obviously discrete elements like packages, services, and files.
This ruby module provides syntax checks for Puppet manifests, templates and Hiera YAML.
There are three methods to install ruby-puppet-syntax 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 ruby-puppet-syntax Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-puppet-syntax using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-puppet-syntax
Install ruby-puppet-syntax Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-puppet-syntax using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-puppet-syntax
Install ruby-puppet-syntax 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 ruby-puppet-syntax using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-puppet-syntax
How To Uninstall ruby-puppet-syntax on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ruby-puppet-syntax package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-puppet-syntax
Uninstall ruby-puppet-syntax And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-puppet-syntax and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-puppet-syntax
Remove ruby-puppet-syntax Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-puppet-syntax configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-puppet-syntax
Remove ruby-puppet-syntax configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-puppet-syntax configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-puppet-syntax
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-puppet-syntax package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
