How to Install and Uninstall salt-api Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 12,2024

1. Install "salt-api" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install salt-api on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                salt-api
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "salt-api" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall salt-api on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                salt-api
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the salt-api package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: salt-api
Architecture: all
Version: 2015.8.8+ds-1ubuntu0.1
Priority: extra
Section: universe/admin
Source: salt
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Salt Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 71
Depends: salt-master, init-system-helpers (>= 1.18~), lsb-base (>= 4.1+Debian11ubuntu7), python:any (>= 2.6~)
Recommends: python-cherrypy3
Filename: pool/universe/s/salt/salt-api_2015.8.8+ds-1ubuntu0.1_all.deb
Size: 14606
MD5sum: 6b0f28a35ed3e163ab4ee6db1768ab20
SHA1: ef37a3badffcdfa4ecf1465f93f3585b6f450b97
SHA256: e76f9cc93293339a49e2ba7f9ae7ffc1676d5a30809846121e8b62633bc2a4f3
SHA512: c0c17874074b658252a9e7b16a71a67980ace6c6e026135944010e3214a542af952fb266ec5dcd5116446b565fd89ad16044c429cad0c859853d22b116ef0299
Homepage: http://saltstack.org/
Description-en: Generic, modular network access system
a modular interface on top of Salt that can provide a variety of entry points
into a running Salt system. It can start and manage multiple interfaces
allowing a REST API to coexist with XMLRPC or even a Websocket API.
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The Salt API system is used to expose the fundamental aspects of Salt control
to external sources. salt-api acts as the bridge between Salt itself and
REST, Websockets, etc.
Description-md5: 8b86735f2a191ab85c4ff7d994f10de5

Package: salt-api
Priority: extra
Section: universe/admin
Installed-Size: 70
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Salt Team
Architecture: all
Source: salt
Version: 2015.8.8+ds-1
Depends: salt-master, init-system-helpers (>= 1.18~), lsb-base (>= 4.1+Debian11ubuntu7), python:any (>= 2.6~)
Recommends: python-cherrypy3
Filename: pool/universe/s/salt/salt-api_2015.8.8+ds-1_all.deb
Size: 14598
MD5sum: 6cef7e440f2e4d09ca55355d33067349
SHA1: 20e2ca4517ef6d3555d2829fdda87d1f10a93615
SHA256: 1c2dab7ccde6983a6a21684fc8e045b87d9b90509c39c351545b2100d456b8f2
Description-en: Generic, modular network access system
a modular interface on top of Salt that can provide a variety of entry points
into a running Salt system. It can start and manage multiple interfaces
allowing a REST API to coexist with XMLRPC or even a Websocket API.
.
The Salt API system is used to expose the fundamental aspects of Salt control
to external sources. salt-api acts as the bridge between Salt itself and
REST, Websockets, etc.
Description-md5: 8b86735f2a191ab85c4ff7d994f10de5
Homepage: http://saltstack.org/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu