Introduction

Chef is a popular open-source configuration management tool that allows you to automate the deployment and management of software and infrastructure. With Chef, you can easily manage your servers and applications in a consistent and reliable way.

This article will explain how to install Chef on ubuntu 20.04.

Prerequisites

A root or non-root user with sudo privileges.

Install Chef Dependencies

Before installing any new package, it is essential to update your system.
```
$ sudo apt update
$ sudo apt upgrade
```
To install curl, run the following command.
```
$ sudo apt install curl -y
```
Next, you need to install the apt-transport-https package, which allows the use of HTTPS repositories.
```
$ sudo apt install apt-transport-https -y
```

Install Chef

Install Chef on your Ubuntu 20.04 system by running the following command.
```
$ curl -L https://www.chef.io/chef/install.sh | sudo bash
```
Once the installation is complete, you can verify the Chef installation by running the following command.
```
$ chef-client --version
```