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Learning Puppet for Windows Server

You're reading from   Learning Puppet for Windows Server Organize your Windows environment using Puppet tools to unload administrative burdens in a short time!

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Product type Paperback
Published in Aug 2015
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781785281877
Length 234 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Fuat Ulugay Fuat Ulugay
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Preface 1. Installing Puppet Server and Foreman FREE CHAPTER 2. Installing Puppet Agents 3. Your First Modules 4. Puppet Forge Modules for Windows 5. Puppet Facts, Functions, and Templates 6. Using Puppet for Windows Security 7. Reporting and Monitoring 8. Installing Software and Updates Index

Using Puppet and Chocolatey to update mostly used software


We learned how to use Chocolatey to install and update a software. Now, the next step is to remove some of the burden from our shoulders. I know that there are always problems with some of the updates for certain softwares. There are always new versions and new workload to fulfill.

Here is a list of softwares that we mostly need and are frequently updated. You can, of course, create your own list:

  • The Java Runtime environment

  • Adobe Reader

  • The Flash Player plugin

  • The Flash Player plugin activex

  • Firefox

  • Chrome

  • iTunes

  • 7-Zip

After creating the list of softwares, our next step is to check https://chocolatey.org/ and find their package names:

  • The Java Runtime environment: javaruntime

  • Adobe Reader: adobereader

  • The Flash Player plugin: flashplayerplugin

  • The Flash Player plugin activex: flashplayeractivex

  • Firefox: firefox

  • Chrome: google-chrome-x64

  • iTunes: itunes

  • 7-Zip: 7zip

After learning each of the package's name, you can use one module and put all of them...

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