How To Install puppet-module-puppetlabs-host-core on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install puppet-module-puppetlabs-host-core on Kali Linux.

What is puppet-module-puppetlabs-host-core

puppet-module-puppetlabs-host-core 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.

The host_core module is used to manage host entries in a hosts file. For most
systems, the hosts file is located in /etc/hosts.

There are three methods to install puppet-module-puppetlabs-host-core 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 puppet-module-puppetlabs-host-core 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-host-core using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install puppet-module-puppetlabs-host-core

Install puppet-module-puppetlabs-host-core Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install puppet-module-puppetlabs-host-core using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install puppet-module-puppetlabs-host-core

Install puppet-module-puppetlabs-host-core 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 update

After updating apt database, We can install puppet-module-puppetlabs-host-core using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install puppet-module-puppetlabs-host-core

How To Uninstall puppet-module-puppetlabs-host-core on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the puppet-module-puppetlabs-host-core package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove puppet-module-puppetlabs-host-core

Uninstall puppet-module-puppetlabs-host-core And Its Dependencies

To uninstall puppet-module-puppetlabs-host-core and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove puppet-module-puppetlabs-host-core

Remove puppet-module-puppetlabs-host-core Configurations and Data

To remove puppet-module-puppetlabs-host-core configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge puppet-module-puppetlabs-host-core

Remove puppet-module-puppetlabs-host-core configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove puppet-module-puppetlabs-host-core configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge puppet-module-puppetlabs-host-core

Dependencies

puppet-module-puppetlabs-host-core have the following dependencies:

References

• puppet-module-puppetlabs-host-core website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install puppet-module-puppetlabs-host-core package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.