How to Install and Uninstall cdist Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: May 15,2024

1. Install "cdist" package

Please follow the instructions below to install cdist on Kali Linux


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

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall cdist on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                cdist
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the cdist package on Kali Linux

Package: cdist
Version: 7.0.0-3
Installed-Size: 3216
Maintainer: Debian QA Group
Architecture: all
Depends: python3 (>= 3.4), python3:any
Suggests: cdist-doc
Size: 490020
SHA256: 1116b083bf6e0615d21f0ca6762a6e25c9b1d847ed730a88b9a01037af63cd5e
SHA1: 7b87e1ef1f8b3d5b97e173062000a600b17c6c84
MD5sum: ef9fe689e319a6762063503b54b9fc39
Description: Usable Configuration Management System
cdist is a usable configuration management system.
It adheres to the KISS principle and is being used in
small up to enterprise grade environments. It has the
following noteworthy features:
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* shell scripting configuration language
* access to all control structures (if, case, for, while)
* idempotent target properties
* zero-dependencies: target system need only /bin/sh and ssh
* push-based distribution
* highly-scalable
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cdist is an alternative to other configuration management systems
like cfengine, bcfg2, chef and puppet.
Description-md5:
Homepage: https://cdi.st
Section: admin
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/c/cdist/cdist_7.0.0-3_all.deb