How to Install CFEngine on Clear Linux Latest?

CFEngine is an advanced configuration management system. It helps in managing a large number of servers and workstations. CFEngine comes with a policy language (CFEngine Policy Language - CPL) that allows you to manage your systems' configuration.

This tutorial will guide you with step-by-step instructions to install CFEngine on Clear Linux Latest.

Prerequisites

• Clear Linux Latest installed and running.
• Sudo privileges or root privilege.

Steps to Install CFEngine on Clear Linux Latest

1. Ensure that your system is up to date by running the following command:

sudo swupd update

2. Install the necessary dependencies by running the following command:

sudo swupd bundle-add devpkg-libxml2 devpkg-openssl

3. Next, we need to add the CFEngine package repository to our Clear Linux system. Create a new file at /etc/yum.repos.d/cfengine-community.repo with the following details.

[cfengine_community]
name=CFEngine Community
baseurl=https://cfengine-package-repos.s3.amazonaws.com/community_binaries/3.18.0/x86_64
enabled=1
gpgcheck=1
gpgkey=https://cfengine-package-repos.s3.amazonaws.com/GPG-KEY-cfengine_community

4. Now we can install CFEngine by running the following command:

sudo swupd bundle-add cfengine-community

5. After installation is complete, we can start the CFEngine service as follows:

sudo systemctl start cfengine3

6. We can check the status of the service to make sure it is running properly by running the following command:

sudo systemctl status cfengine3

You should see output similar to the following:

● cfengine3.service - cfengine3 daemon
    Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/cfengine3.service; enabled;
    Active: active (running) since Tue 2021-12-28 10:10:50 EST; 8s ago
    Main PID: 18391 (cf-execd)
    Tasks: 5 (limit: 38304)
    Memory: 39.1M

That's it! You have successfully installed and configured CFEngine on Clear Linux Latest.

Conclusion

CFEngine is an impressive tool that enables Configuration management in a very efficient way. In this guide, you have successfully installed CFEngine on Clear Linux Latest. This tool will help you to manage your servers and workstations in a hassle-free way.

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