CFEngine is a configuration management tool that simplifies the process of managing large-scale IT infrastructure. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install CFEngine on Elementary OS Latest.
Before we begin, ensure that you have a sudo user account and an up-to-date Elementary OS Latest installation.
Open the terminal by pressing ctrl+alt+t.
Add the CFEngine GPG key by running the following command:
$ wget -qO - https://cfengine-package-repos.s3.amazonaws.com/pub/gpg.key | sudo apt-key add -
This will download and import the CFEngine repository key.
Next, add the CFEngine repository to your system. To do this, run the following command:
$ echo 'deb https://cfengine-package-repos.s3.amazonaws.com/pub/apt/packages stable main' | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/cfengine-community.list
This will create a new file /etc/apt/sources.list.d/cfengine-community.list and add the CFEngine repository URL to it.
Finally, update the package list by running:
$ sudo apt update
Run the following command to install CFEngine:
$ sudo apt install cfengine-community
This will download and install CFEngine and its dependencies.
Once the installation process completes, CFEngine should be ready to use.
To verify that CFEngine is installed correctly, run the following command in the terminal:
$ cf-agent --version
This command will display the version of CFEngine currently installed on your system.
In this tutorial, we learned how to install CFEngine on Elementary OS Latest. CFEngine provides a powerful tool set and is designed to help in managing large-scale IT infrastructures. Use it wisely to automate and simplify the maintenance of your systems.
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