openvox-agent is the core OpenVox package for managed nodes and standalone use. It bundles the OpenVox runtime and the dependencies needed to run it, so it is the package you install on Linux, macOS, and Windows agent nodes.

What openvox-agent provides

The package includes:

• the puppet and facter commands
• the OpenVox agent service
• the runtime needed for puppet apply
• bundled dependencies such as Ruby and OpenSSL

After installation, you can run the OpenVox agent service or use standalone apply workflows on the same host.

Relationship to other packages

OpenVox is usually installed as a small set of packages:

• openvox-agent for agent nodes and standalone use
• openvox-server for catalog compilation and CA services on server nodes
• openvoxdb for exported resources, reports, and inventory data
• openvoxdb-termini on server nodes that need to talk to OpenVoxDB

openvox-server depends on openvox-agent, so server upgrades often pull in a newer openvox-agent package on the server at the same time.

Versions and release notes

The openvox-agent package version is a package release number, not a separate product line. It can change when bundled dependencies or packaging details change, even if the core OpenVox language and command behavior stay the same.

For package-specific changes, see the OpenVox release notes and the latest OpenVox Server documentation.

For the bundled versions of OpenFact, Ruby, OpenSSL, and curl in each openvox-agent release, see Component versions in recent OpenVox releases, which also covers the server and database components.