How To Install serverspec-runner on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install serverspec-runner on Debian 10.
What is serverspec-runner
serverspec-runner is:
This wrapper program makes it easy to run multiple serverspec recipes using one scinario yaml file, with pretty printng. In addition to that, it can export test results to other formats, like CSV, Markdown, etc.
There are three methods to install serverspec-runner 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 serverspec-runner Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install serverspec-runner using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install serverspec-runner
Install serverspec-runner Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install serverspec-runner using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install serverspec-runner
Install serverspec-runner 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 serverspec-runner using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install serverspec-runner
How To Uninstall serverspec-runner on Debian 10
To uninstall only the serverspec-runner package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove serverspec-runner
Uninstall serverspec-runner And Its Dependencies
To uninstall serverspec-runner and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove serverspec-runner
Remove serverspec-runner Configurations and Data
To remove serverspec-runner configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge serverspec-runner
Remove serverspec-runner configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove serverspec-runner configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge serverspec-runner
Dependencies
serverspec-runner have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install serverspec-runner package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.