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Quick installation of salt-master:
Step 1: Update system:
sudo apt-get update
Step 2: Install: salt-master
Ater updaing the OS run following command to install the packae:
sudo apt-get install salt-master
Package Details | |
| Package: | salt-master |
| Version: | 2016.3.4+ds-2 |
| Maintainer: | Ubuntu Developers |
| Home page: | http://saltstack.org/ |
| Description: | remote manager to administer servers via salt 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 controller. |
| Distro: | Ubuntu 17.04 |
| Release: | |
| Repo/Section: | universe/admin |
How to install salt-master on Ubuntu 17.04?
First of all update your system with the command:
sudo apt-get update
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Above command will download the package lists for Ubuntu 17.04 on your system. This will update the list of newest versions of packages and its dependencies on your system.
After downloading the latest package list with the help of above you can run the installation process.
If salt-master is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L salt-master' will give followin error.
deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$ dpkg -L salt-master dpkg-query: package 'salt-master' is not installed Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files, and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents. deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$
Installing salt-master:
After system update use the following command to install salt-master:
sudo apt-get install salt-master
Above command will confirm before installing the package on your Ubuntu 17.04 Operating System. If you are not already logged in as su, installer will ask you the root password. After completion of the installation you can use the package on your system.
How to uninstall/remove salt-master from Ubuntu 17.04?
Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the salt-master from Ubuntu 17.04. For uninstalling this package you can easily use the apt command and remove the package from Linux Operating System.
To remove the salt-master following command is used:
sudo apt-get remove salt-master
Following command is used to remove the salt-master package along with its dependencies:
sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove salt-master
This will remove salt-master and all its dependent packages which is no longer needed in the system.
Completely removing salt-master with all configuration files:
Following command should be used with care as it deletes all the configuration files and data:
sudo apt-get purge salt-master
or you can use following command also:
sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove salt-master
Above command will remove all the configuration files and data associated with salt-master package. You can can't recover the delete data, so, use this command with care.
