How to Install and Uninstall puppet Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: February 17,2025

You can also install and uninstall the puppet on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Debian system

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "puppet" package

This tutorial shows how to install puppet on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                puppet
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "puppet" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall puppet on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the puppet package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: puppet
Source: puppet-agent
Version: 7.23.0-1
Installed-Size: 33
Maintainer: Puppet Package Maintainers
Architecture: all
Depends: puppet-agent
Description: transitional dummy package
Description-md5: 1f317b04f78374dba7d1e14def0b7f80
Homepage: https://github.com/puppetlabs/puppet
Tag: admin::automation, admin::configuring, admin::file-distribution,
admin::package-management, admin::user-management,
implemented-in::ruby, interface::commandline, interface::daemon,
network::client, role::program, works-with::file,
works-with::software:package, works-with::software:running
Section: admin
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/p/puppet-agent/puppet_7.23.0-1_all.deb
Size: 9876
MD5sum: d952589cc68298f9eece1ec40bebfd2c
SHA256: 1f71f8e439227419cb4e898287dfd137532993ff1ba6541c3295874125dd6e61