Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install salt-ssh on Kali Linux.
What is salt-ssh
salt-ssh is:
salt is a powerful remote execution manager that can be used to
administer servers in a fast and efficient way.
It allows commands to be executed across large groups of
servers. This means systems can be easily managed, but data can
also be easily gathered. Quick introspection into running
systems becomes a reality.
Remote execution is usually used to set up a certain state on a
remote system. Salt addresses this problem as well, the salt
state system uses salt state files to define the state a server
needs to be in.
Between the remote execution system, and state management Salt
addresses the backbone of cloud and data center management.
This particular package provides the salt ssh controller. It
is able to run salt modules and states on remote hosts via ssh.
No minion or other salt specific software needs to be installed
on the remote host.
There are three methods to install salt-ssh 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 salt-ssh Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install salt-ssh using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install salt-sshInstall salt-ssh Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install salt-ssh using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install salt-sshInstall salt-ssh 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 salt-ssh using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install salt-ssh
How To Uninstall salt-ssh on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the salt-ssh package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove salt-ssh
Uninstall salt-ssh And Its Dependencies
To uninstall salt-ssh and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove salt-ssh
Remove salt-ssh Configurations and Data
To remove salt-ssh configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge salt-ssh
Remove salt-ssh configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove salt-ssh configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge salt-ssh
Dependencies
salt-ssh have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install salt-ssh package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
