Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install puppet-module-placement on Kali Linux.
What is puppet-module-placement
puppet-module-placement 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 manages both the installation and configuration of OpenStack
Placement.
OpenStack Placement provides an HTTP service for managing, selecting, and
claiming providers of classes of inventory representing available resources
in a cloud.
There are three methods to install puppet-module-placement 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-placement Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install puppet-module-placement using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install puppet-module-placementInstall puppet-module-placement Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install puppet-module-placement using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install puppet-module-placementInstall puppet-module-placement 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-placement using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install puppet-module-placement
How To Uninstall puppet-module-placement on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the puppet-module-placement package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove puppet-module-placement
Uninstall puppet-module-placement And Its Dependencies
To uninstall puppet-module-placement and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove puppet-module-placement
Remove puppet-module-placement Configurations and Data
To remove puppet-module-placement configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge puppet-module-placement
Remove puppet-module-placement configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove puppet-module-placement configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge puppet-module-placement
Dependencies
puppet-module-placement have the following dependencies:
- puppet
- puppet-module-keystone
- puppet-module-openstacklib
- puppet-module-oslo
- puppet-module-puppetlabs-inifile
- puppet-module-puppetlabs-stdlib
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install puppet-module-placement package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
