How To Install ruby-puppet-forge on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-puppet-forge on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is ruby-puppet-forge
ruby-puppet-forge is:
Tools that can be used to access Forge API information on Modules, Users, and Releases. As well as download, unpack, and install Releases to a directory.
It utilized the REST API of https://forge.puppetlabs.com Ruby-Versions: all
There are three methods to install ruby-puppet-forge 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 ruby-puppet-forge 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-forge using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-puppet-forge
Install ruby-puppet-forge Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-puppet-forge using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-puppet-forge
Install ruby-puppet-forge 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-forge using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-puppet-forge
How To Uninstall ruby-puppet-forge on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the ruby-puppet-forge package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-puppet-forge
Uninstall ruby-puppet-forge And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-puppet-forge and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-puppet-forge
Remove ruby-puppet-forge Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-puppet-forge configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-puppet-forge
Remove ruby-puppet-forge configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-puppet-forge configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-puppet-forge
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-puppet-forge package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
