Chef is a configuration management tool that automates the process of infrastructure management. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the installation process of Chef on Kali Linux.
Before starting the installation process, ensure that you have the following prerequisites:
Before installing Chef, we need to install several dependencies required by Chef. To do so, run the following command in your Kali Linux terminal:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install curl gnupg2 ca-certificates wget
Next, we need to add the Chef Repository public keys to our system. Run the following command to import the repository keys:
sudo curl -L https://omnitruck.chef.io/install.sh | sudo bash
Once the keys are imported, you should see a message similar to the below:
...
Adding debian:https://packagecloud.io/chef/stable/ubuntu/focal...OK
Now we can proceed to install Chef using the following command:
sudo apt-get install chef-workstation
This command will install the Chef Workstation package, which includes all the necessary components required to use Chef as a configuration management tool.
To verify that Chef has been installed correctly on your system, run the following command:
chef --version
If Chef has been installed correctly, you should see a message indicating the version of Chef installed on your system.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Chef on Kali Linux. Now you can automate the process of infrastructure management using Chef.
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