How to Install Chef on FreeBSD Latest

Chef is a popular infrastructure automation tool used to manage servers, networks, and applications. In this tutorial, we'll go through the steps required to install Chef on FreeBSD Latest.

Prerequisites

Before installing Chef on FreeBSD, you need to ensure that your system meets the following requirements:

Step 1: Install Ruby

Chef requires Ruby to be installed on your system. To install Ruby on FreeBSD Latest, run the following command:

pkg install -y ruby

This will install the latest version of Ruby on your system.

Step 2: Install Chef

Once Ruby is installed, you can proceed to install Chef. To install Chef on FreeBSD Latest, run the following command:

pkg install -y chef

This will download and install the latest stable version of Chef on your system.

Step 3: Verify Chef Installation

To confirm that Chef has been installed successfully, run the following command:

chef-solo -v

This will display the version of Chef installed on your system.

Chef: 15.14.0

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Chef on FreeBSD Latest. With Chef installed, you can start automating your infrastructure management tasks.

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