Salt is a powerful and flexible open-source software for deploying and managing infrastructure. In this tutorial, you will learn how to install Salt on POP! OS.
Before we begin, you need to ensure that your system has the following:
The first step is to install the Salt master package from the package repository. You can do this using the following command:
sudo apt-get install salt-master
Once the installation is complete, you can check the version of Salt installed by running the following command:
salt-master --version
Next, you need to install the Salt minion package on the machine you want to manage with Salt. You can do this by running the following command:
sudo apt-get install salt-minion
After the installation is complete, you can check the version of Salt minion installed by running the following command:
salt-minion --version
To configure Salt, you need to edit the configuration file located at /etc/salt/minion using your editor of choice.
sudo nano /etc/salt/minion
You will see the configuration settings for Salt minion. You need to uncomment the line that defines the master location and replace localhost with the IP address of the Salt master.
#master: localhost
master: <master_ip_address>
Save and exit the file.
After configuring Salt, you need to start the Salt services. You can do this by running the following commands:
sudo systemctl start salt-master
sudo systemctl start salt-minion
To ensure that the Salt services start automatically when the system boots, you can enable the Salt services to start on boot:
sudo systemctl enable salt-master
sudo systemctl enable salt-minion
In this tutorial, you learned how to install Salt on POP! OS Latest, configure Salt, and start Salt services. With Salt installed, you can now begin managing your infrastructure efficiently.
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