How To Install salt-master on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install salt-master on Kali Linux.
What is salt-master
salt-master is:
salt is a powerful remote execution manager that can be used to administer servers in a fast and efficient way.
It allows commands to be executed across large groups of servers. This means systems can be easily managed, but data can also be easily gathered. Quick introspection into running systems becomes a reality.
Remote execution is usually used to set up a certain state on a remote system. Salt addresses this problem as well, the salt state system uses salt state files to define the state a server needs to be in.
Between the remote execution system, and state management Salt addresses the backbone of cloud and data center management.
This particular package provides the salt controller.
There are three methods to install salt-master on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install salt-master Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install salt-master using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install salt-masterInstall salt-master Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install salt-master using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install salt-masterInstall salt-master Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude updateAfter updating apt database, We can install salt-master using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install salt-masterHow To Uninstall salt-master on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the salt-master package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove salt-masterUninstall salt-master And Its Dependencies
To uninstall salt-master and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove salt-masterRemove salt-master Configurations and Data
To remove salt-master configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge salt-masterRemove salt-master configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove salt-master configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge salt-masterDependencies
salt-master have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install salt-master package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
