How to Install CFEngine on POP! OS Latest

CFEngine is an open-source software automation engine that helps manage configurations, enforce policies and ensure compliance across servers, networks and devices. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install CFEngine on POP! OS - a Linux distribution based on Ubuntu.

Prerequisites

Before we proceed, make sure that you have the following:

  • POP! OS latest version installed on your system
  • A user account with sudo privileges
  • A terminal application

Steps

  1. Open a terminal application on your POP! OS system.

  2. Add the CFEngine package repository to your system by typing the following command:

sudo wget https://cfengine-package-repos.s3.amazonaws.com/cfengine-community-repo.deb && sudo dpkg -i cfengine-community-repo.deb
  1. Update your system's package list by typing the following command in the terminal:
sudo apt update
  1. Install the CFEngine Community Edition package by typing the following command:
sudo apt install cfengine-community
  1. Once the installation is complete, you need to start the CFEngine service by typing the following command:
sudo systemctl start cfengine3
  1. To enable the CFEngine service at boot time, type the following command:
sudo systemctl enable cfengine3
  1. Verify that the CFEngine service is running using the following command:
sudo systemctl status cfengine3

You should see the output similar to the following:

● cfengine3.service - CFEngine 3 distributed automation engine
     Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/cfengine3.service; enabled; vendor preset:
     Active: active (running) since Wed 2022-01-05 16:46:05 EST; 1h 19min ago
    Process: 3267 ExecStartPre=/usr/sbin/cf-agent -f check > /dev/null 2>&1 (code=ex
   Main PID: 3276 (cf-serverd)
      Tasks: 15 (limit: 4915)
     Memory: 50.1M
     CGroup: /system.slice/cfengine3.service
             ├─3276 /usr/sbin/cf-serverd -Ff
             ├─8723 /usr/sbin/cf-monitord
             ├─8761 /usr/sbin/cf-execd --no-lockfile
             ├─8792 /usr/sbin/cf-agent: highest priority hub
             ├─8804 /usr/sbin/cf-hub
             ├─8805 /usr/sbin/cf-execd -b -K
             ├─8806 /usr/sbin/cf-execd -t 1
             ├─8807 /usr/sbin/cf-agent: link integrity hub
             ├─8825 /usr/sbin/cf-key
             ├─8832 /usr/sbin/cf-execd --no-lockfile
             ├─8833 /usr/sbin/cf-execd -b -K
             ├─8834 /usr/sbin/cf-execd -t 1
             ├─8836 /usr/sbin/cf-agent: authorized keys hub
             └─8841 /usr/sbin/cf-agent: file content hub

Congratulations! You have successfully installed the CFEngine on your POP! OS system.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have learned how to install CFEngine on POP! OS. CFEngine can be used to manage large-scale IT infrastructure in a centralized and automated way. If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to ask in the comments section below.