How To Install puppet-module-puppetlabs-stdlib on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install puppet-module-puppetlabs-stdlib on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is puppet-module-puppetlabs-stdlib
puppet-module-puppetlabs-stdlib 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 module provides a standard library of resources for developing Puppet modules. This modules will include the following additions to Puppet:
- Stages
- Facts
- Functions
- Defined resource types
- Types
- Providers
There are three methods to install puppet-module-puppetlabs-stdlib on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install puppet-module-puppetlabs-stdlib Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install puppet-module-puppetlabs-stdlib using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install puppet-module-puppetlabs-stdlib
Install puppet-module-puppetlabs-stdlib Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install puppet-module-puppetlabs-stdlib using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install puppet-module-puppetlabs-stdlib
Install puppet-module-puppetlabs-stdlib 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 puppet-module-puppetlabs-stdlib using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install puppet-module-puppetlabs-stdlib
How To Uninstall puppet-module-puppetlabs-stdlib on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the puppet-module-puppetlabs-stdlib package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove puppet-module-puppetlabs-stdlib
Uninstall puppet-module-puppetlabs-stdlib And Its Dependencies
To uninstall puppet-module-puppetlabs-stdlib and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove puppet-module-puppetlabs-stdlib
Remove puppet-module-puppetlabs-stdlib Configurations and Data
To remove puppet-module-puppetlabs-stdlib configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge puppet-module-puppetlabs-stdlib
Remove puppet-module-puppetlabs-stdlib configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove puppet-module-puppetlabs-stdlib configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge puppet-module-puppetlabs-stdlib
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install puppet-module-puppetlabs-stdlib package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
