How to Install and Uninstall cdist Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "cdist" package

Please follow the guidance below to install cdist on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall cdist on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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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 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: cdist
Priority: optional
Section: universe/admin
Installed-Size: 1283
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Dmitry Bogatov
Architecture: all
Version: 4.0.0~pre3-2
Depends: python3 (>= 3.4)
Filename: pool/universe/c/cdist/cdist_4.0.0~pre3-2_all.deb
Size: 216346
MD5sum: 0a1a192d6dbf932086700d93e9497c8f
SHA1: 0b1db21969c027e0b10ccd74096e0fa2b013a6b5
SHA256: 02ac46f7a0959451f5f0861f8408b51623f66c176dfe23e6fc6684e96aeb30fe
Description-en: 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: 97d537661ee9811704ff49850b4cd25d
Homepage: http://www.nico.schottelius.org/software/cdist/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu