Installing/Testing a Salt Release Candidate¶

When it's time for a new feature release of Salt, follow the instructions below to install the latest release candidate of Salt, and try all the shiny new features! Be sure to report any bugs you find on Github.

Installing Using Packages¶

Builds for a few platforms are available as part of the RC at https://repo.saltproject.io/salt_rc/. The builds should include the latest version of the OS that is currently available.

Note

Follow the instructions on https://repo.saltproject.io/, but insert salt_rc/ into the URL between the hostname and the remainder of the path.

For Redhat Python 3

baseurl=https://repo.saltproject.io/salt_rc/py3/redhat/$releasever/$basearch/

For Ubuntu Python 3 (replace os_version, with ubuntu version. For example 20.04)

deb https://repo.saltproject.io/salt_rc/py3/ubuntu/<os_version>/amd64 focal main

For Debian Python 3 (replace os_version, with debian version. For example 10)

deb https://repo.saltproject.io/salt_rc/py3/debian/<os_version>/amd64 buster main

The OSs that will be built for each RC release are the latest version of each OS on https://repo.saltproject.io

Installing Using Bootstrap¶

You can install a release candidate of Salt using Salt Bootstrap:

For example for the 3003rc1 release:

curl -o install_salt.sh -L https://bootstrap.saltproject.io
sudo sh install_salt.sh -P -x python3 git v3003rc1

If you want to also install a master using Salt Bootstrap, use the -M flag:

curl -o install_salt.sh -L https://bootstrap.saltproject.io
sudo sh install_salt.sh -P -M -x python3 git v3003rc1

If you want to install only a master and not a minion using Salt Bootstrap, use the -M and -N flags:

curl -o install_salt.sh -L https://bootstrap.saltproject.io
sudo sh install_salt.sh -P -M -N -x python3 git v3003rc1

Installing Using PyPI¶

Installing from the source archive on PyPI is fairly straightforward.

Note

On RHEL derivatives you also need to install the epel-release package first.

sudo yum install epel-release

First install the build dependencies.

Debian-based systems:

sudo apt-get install python-pip python-dev gcc g++

RedHat-based systems:

sudo yum install python-pip python-devel gcc gcc-c++

other systems:

You will need to install:
- pip
- python header libraries
- C and C++ compilers

Then install salt using the following command:

sudo pip install salt==$rc_tag_version

For example for the 3003rc1 release:

sudo pip install salt==3003rc1